Libertines’ Pete Doherty lands unlikely job at French university despite never completing his degree
HE dropped out of uni 26 years ago and became the raucous face of Noughties music in the UK.
But Libertines frontman Pete Doherty is now going back to school — not as a student, but as a lecturer.
The Can’t Stand Me Now singer said: “I was asked by a French university, actually, to lecture – something to do with fame and social media – and I didn’t really feel I was equipped.
“But I had already cashed the cheque, so I’m going to have to do something.
“I’ve got a year and a half to write four, 45 minute essays, so I might have to get myself a phone. I’ll do my best to educate and entertain.
“But I’ll be strict with the coursework. Anyone listening who thinks it’s going to be a breeze doesn’t know Professor Doherty.”
He spent a year studying English Literature at the University of London as a teenager but is now thinking of enrolling in another degree.
Speaking on Tracks of My Years, which will air during Vernon Kay’s Radio 2 show each day this week, he said: “I’d love to do that.
“I think about that quite a lot.
“I don’t think I’ve got the time right now.
“To actually give myself to full time study, not yet, not while I’m still on tour.
“But I do think about that.”
BRAZILIAN singing sensation Anitta wheely puts the work in as she poses in a diamond encrusted skateboarder outfit featuring wings and chaps.
The musician, who has become known as the world’s most popular WAG since getting into a relationship with Sheffield United’s Vinícius Souza, wore the glitzy outfit for a performance in Brazil at the weekend.
Anitta is one of the nation’s most popular stars and has 64m followers on Instagram — only 900,000 less than Cristiano Ronaldo’s long-term partner, model Georgina Rodríguez.
She has worked with stars including Madonna and Rita Ora and last year she supported Kylie Minogue at BST Hyde Park in London.
With a wardrobe this sparkly, it’s no wonder she caught Souza’s eye.
CLEAN NAOMI PLEA TO PALS
NAOMI CAMPBELL has been sober for decades and now it sounds like she’s eager for her famous friends to join her.
The supermodel, who entered rehab for drugs and alcohol in 1999, has posted not one, not two, but five pointed quotes about being clean of booze and substances on her Instagram Story this week.
One said: “Push your friends to recover, because addiction is wiping out our generation.”
Another read: “Sobriety is not about giving something up. It’s about taking everything back.”
It comes ahead of her pal Kate Moss’s 51st birthday party in London this week, which I’m told will be filled with booze.
According to those close to her, Kate is keen to cut loose following her split from boyfriend Count Nikolai Von Bismarck last year.
One person who will definitely be be sticking to the water is Naomi.
MALTA KANT BE SERIOUS?
THERE have been plenty of close-to-the-bone Eurovision songs – but Malta’s 2025 entry may end up being the rudest yet.
Several tunes have been released which will battle it out for the chance to represent the nation, including one called Kant by a singer called Miriana Conte.
That title translates as “sing” in Maltese, but in the chorus she loudly sings, “serving Kant,” which sounds like she’s singing a very rude word. But I’ll leave that to your imagination.
Safe to say, I doubt the BBC will be too impressed if she qualifies for May’s contest in Switzerland.
FRESH from the release of their new album on Friday, Franz Ferdinand have been announced to play an Amazon Music City Sessions show.
The gig will take place at Aviva Studios in Manchester on Saturday and will be livestreamed on Prime Video and Amazon Music UK’s Twitch channel from 9pm.
DANI PULLS PLUG ON TV WEDDING
DANI DYER has been forced to turn down lucrative offers to televise her wedding this summer, because her fiance Jarrod Bowen has put his foot down.
The West Ham captain took issue with former Love Island winner Dani’s desire to make a TV show out of their nuptials, saying he wants to keep things private.
But it sounds like she is still intent on giving fans a sneak peek, following their engagement last year.
Dani, who is set to tie the knot in just a few months’ time, said: “I’m gonna start vlogging my lead up to the wedding because I love watching people’s little videos and I just think, ‘Why shouldn’t I share?’
“I’m not going to overshare because Jarrod won’t do… I really wanted to do a wedding show and Jarrod was like, ‘Absolutely not’.”
She made the comments in a discussion with her dad Danny on their podcast Live And Let Dyers, where she also moaned that people haven’t been RSVPing to the big day.
It’s a right stress organising a wedding but I’m sure it’ll be worth it in the end.
ARIANA GRANDE has ruled out touring this year.
She told Variety: “I considered a mini-tour between the Wicked films, but I’ve decided to prioritise acting. Performing will always be a part of my life, but I want to focus on this chapter.”
The week in bizness
TODAY: MAYA JAMA brings all the twists and turns from the Love Island villa in South Africa as the All-Stars series featuring Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu begins on ITV2.
TOMORROW: TIMOTHEE CHALAMET will be at the UK premiere of his BOB DYLAN biopic A Complete Unknown at the BFI Southbank in London.
WEDNESDAY: McFLY, Keppy Brook and Brian May are among those due to attend the gala launch of Cirque du Soleil’s latest show Corteo at London’s Royal Albert Hall ahead of a two-month residency.
FRIDAY: THE Strictly Come Dancing live tour kicks off at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena with Sarah Hadland, Tasha Ghouri, Jamie Borthwick and more showing off what they can do on the dancefloor.