Cheryl Cole has branded Pete Doherty a “junkie idiot” because she feels he’s glamorised heroin.

The Girls Aloud star said recently: “That junkie idiot. The problem I have with him is that I’ve lost friends to heroin and I just don’t get the idea of glorifying it.”

“I think it’s disgusting. There are enough drug problems going on without him being in the public eye for it and sticking needles in his arms in the press.”

“If he kicks his habit, he’ll be a lot more respected.”