Pete Doherty Is In Hospital After Being Stabbed By “Wee Bugger” Hedgehog
Or, at Pete also calls it, "the cute wee verminous Shnuffle shuffle Pig of the the Hegde".
The Libertines’ frontman Pete Doherty has met his match: a hedgehog.
He’s currently resting in Manchester Royal Infirmary, recovering from an infected hedgehog wound. How the hell did this happen?
Well, according to the man himself, he was out walking his two huskies Zeus and Narco last Wednesday when one of them “had the cute wee verminous Shnuffle shuffle Pig of the the Hegde in their gobs” (???). To save both the dogs and the hedgehog, he took it out of their mouths and got a “tiny cut”.
Three days later, he had “potentially infected forefingers”, and sought treatment.
He’s currently resting up, which meant that he missed a scheduled interview on BBC Radio 5 yesterday, with host Nihal Arthanayake telling listeners about the event.
Assumedly, the news only prompted more questions, and so Doherty soon posted the whole ordeal on Twitter while thanking the “absolute angels” who have looked after him.
Zeus and Narco had the cute wee verminous Shnuffle shuffle Pig of the the Hedge in their gobs and I wrapped my hand in a tshirt and freed the wee bugger and got a tiny cut.. That was Wednesday night/Thursday morning..
— Peter Doherty (@petedoherty) April 30, 2019
In classic Doherty manner, he then promised that while the infection may be cured, a new Libertines album is coming with equally “infectious new songs”.Just last week, he released a solo album, Pete Doherty And The Puta Madres.
There was also this follow up Tweet, which makes absolutely no sense. Rest up, Pete.
Cherry ripe. Verily might. Act like hype. On blood pressure reading, right? (KLONG!¡) clanger dropped. Manager reaches for 'damage limitation' cupboard keys , as cupboard is locked. Cupboard well stocked. Molls easily clocked. Wholesale rock. Trolls are blocked. pic.twitter.com/jCgFqmozxT
— Peter Doherty (@petedoherty) April 30, 2019