Doherty bonds with Courtney Love

Pete Doherty has bonded with Courtney Love over a Wetherspoons pub Meal Deal.

The two rockers met when Love visited the Babyshambles frontman in rehab. It is reported that the pair got on so well at the meeting that Doherty apparently managed to get a pass out from the rehabilitation centre to take her for a drink at a branch of the famous chain pub.

A source told the Daily Star: "Pete respects Courtney for the struggle she’s faced, one that, like his, seemed insurmountable.

"He’s turning a corner now. And chatting to one of rock’s great survivors is a great help and inspiration for him. They had a brilliant talk. Pete was even allowed a pass out to take Courtney to Wetherspoons for a coffee and a meal deal."

The insider added that the pair even shared a romantic moment at the end of the meal, commenting: "It was touching to see them share a tender kiss after the visit. It’s too early to say if it could be romance as the smacker was of the friendly sort.

"But these two are both musicians, both self-destructive and rather poetic."