Florence Welch: 'Pete Doherty Asked Me To Marry Him'

Florence Welch has admitted that Pete Doherty once asked her to marry him but she turned him down.

The singer, who plays at this weekends V Festival, knew Doherty before her stratospheric rise to fame with Doherty said to be enamoured with the red-haired star.

Florence claims that her Dad was the one most unhappy about Doherty proposing however, saying: "My dad had heard Pete had proposed and got very anxious that I might say yes.

Speaking to The Daily Mirror Florence continued, "He's a cool dad but I think that was a step too far for even him. I reassured him that I'd never marry Pete."