Son, 21, of legendary singers follows in his parents' footsteps as he puts on an music event - but can YOU guess who the nepo baby is?
He's the son of two legendary singers who found fame when the indie/rock scene exploded in the Nineties.
And now this nepo baby has followed in his parents' footsteps, announcing on Instagram this week that he was hosting a music event and encouraging his 3,000 Instagram followers to come on down.
While he has launched a singing career of his own in recent years, this event saw him work behind the scenes as he hosted a gig at a pub in north London.
The singer, 21, is the spitting image of his famous parents, who dated briefly in 2003, amid a string of high-profile relationships for the pair.
So, can you guess who it is?
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That's right, it's Astile Doherty!
The singer and photographer is the son of Kill City's Lisa Moorish and The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty.
Proud mum Lisa, 53, was quick to praise her son's work on the music event, taking to Instagram on Thursday to share a sweet snap with Astile as she plugged the event.
Lisa penned: 'This beautiful young man @astile_doherty @astile_doherty_photography my one and only son, is having a do at the @theboogaloopub as part of music events team @upthe_mgmt TONIGHT!
'It's called 'UP THE BOOGALOO' You can still grab tickets, or pay on the door. Link with allll the details in his bio via @astile_doherty and @upthe_mgmt bio.
'There will be live music and raucous behaviour & dancing for sure! (This photo was taken on his 21st birthday).'
Astile also plugged the event on social media, sharing a video of himself announcing the lineup and promising the attendees a 'very special night'.
Astile is Pete's eldest child. Pete and Lisa met while his band Libertines were on tour in 2002 when he met the Kill City singer. She gave birth to their son the following year.
The singer was once-banned from seeing his son because of his drug habit, but after going to rehab and getting clean, he became a much more hands-on dad.
Lisa told Metro in 2009: 'Peter has on-and-off problems with his recovery so it was a really difficult decision to make...
'But when he came out of rehab last year, and started to get his life in order I thought the time was right. I want Astile to have a dad.'
Pete was reported to have said: 'When I can claim to have any sort of control over my own life, I'm going to take some responsibility for Astile. I love the little fella.'
The rocker also has a daughter, Aisling, with model Lindi Hingston, who shared news of her daughter's arrival in 2012, a year after she was born.
A week after Linda shared the news, Pete said: 'The little girl was two months premature. I said I'd try to be there for the birth... Yeah, she's mine.'
Pete is now happily married to his Puta Madres bandmate Katia De Vidas and the couple welcomed daughter Billie-May in May 2023.
Katia appears to have a good relationship with Astile, plugging his music event on her Instagram page.
Meanwhile, Lisa is also mother to daughter Molly, 27, whom she shares with Liam Gallagher.
Last year, in a surprise twist, Astile revealed he was launching a career as a tribute act to his half-sister's father.
He played a gig channelling Liam at The Boat Yard in Leigh-on-Sea, with the event titled Liam on Sea.
Molly - who was fathered when Liam was still in a relationship with Patsy Kensit - had no relationship with her dad until she was a teenager.
She had, however, been in regular contact with her uncle Noel, and landed in the centre of a social media spat, with mum Lisa attacking Liam in 2017 as Molly backed Noel with the hashtag #FAMILYFIRST.
In February 2018, Liam confessed to not meeting Molly yet and told The Mirror: 'I've just never got around to meeting her. I've heard she's all right, though. She's doing all right. I never heard anything that she wanted to meet me.'
Liam revealed he wrote a song called Now That I've Found You about his formerly estranged daughter.
In May 2018, Liam shared a snap on his Instagram with Molly and his two sons Gene and Lennon. It is thought that she came to watch her dad perform at the London Stadium along with her half-brothers and the two finally met.
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