Doherty blames Geldof's saucy daughter for duet disaster

Troubled rocker Pete Doherty has blamed Live 8 co-organiser Bob Geldof's daughter for his disastrous duet with Elton John at the historic concert - insisting she made a pass at him seconds before he went on stage.

The Babyshambles frontman could barely stand up when he joined John onstage to sing T-Rex hit Children of the revolution.

But he has slammed accusations his poor performance was caused by drugs, insisting Geldof's 16-year-old daughter, Peaches put him off, by fondling him and whispering obscenities in his ear.

He says: "I wasn't lost for words and I wasn't out of it on drugs. Just before I went on stage, Peaches squeezed my bum hard and whispered something rather suggestive to me. It left me in such shock, I didn't know where I was.

"Bob Geldof has organised this amazing global event, I was facing 210,000 people, the cameras are rolling, and f**king Elton John is duetting with me. And Bob's daughter has secretly made a pass at me.

"It's all I can think about. It did my head in. I didn't think Bob would be very happy."