Good dad Pete Doherty

9 months ago 03rd Feb 15:00

Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is a good father.

The troubled rocker - who has publicly battled heroin and crack cocaine addiction - is "very involved" in the life of his five-year-old son Astile, whose mother is Kill City singer Lisa Moorish.

She added to Hello! magazine: Peter has on-and-off problems with his recovery so it was a really difficult decision to make

Lisa - who also has a daughter Molly, 10, with Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher - says Pete loves to spend time with both her children.

She said: "Pete's a very good father. He wasn't very hands-on when Astile was younger but now he's very involved.

"He is very much his father and Molly has a great relationship with him too. He told her, 'I'm your stepdad and there for you.' I love him for that.

"She feels security from him, which is nice as, emotionally, she doesn't get that from her own dad."

Lisa only recently started to allow Pete - who now lives in a country house in Wiltshire after a number of stints in rehab and jail - to have regular contact with his son, after he convinced her he was getting his life on track.