Courtney Love has claimed that she ‘tried to help’ Peaches Geldof by setting a better example, after the socialite turned up at her Chateau Marmont hotel room with a ‘bag full of 500 pills’.

The Hole frontwoman, herself a former heroin addict, said she was shocked by the visit in 2010 and admitted to pushing Peaches out of the door because the temptation for relapse was too strong for her.

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The encounter, she said, made her want to mentor the socialite, whose own mother Paula Yates died of a heroin overdose in 2000 and whose behaviour made her fear for the welfare of her daughter with Kurt Cobain, Francis Bean Cobain.

“My drug was heroin, I stopped taking it in the 90s, but I have taken the pills, the Roxycontin, Oxycontin,” she told Grazia.

“Peaches was in a room with a friend who had a bag full of these drugs, like 500 pills and I wanted it so badly, never have I ever wanted anything more - no man, no money - and I had to physically push Peaches and her friend out of the door.

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Tiger Lilly Geldof; Peaches Geldof; Pixie Geldof; Bob Geldof attend the global premiere for the Live 8 DVD in 2005 Getty Images 26/31 Peaches Geldof Bob Geldof and daughters Peaches and Pixie in 2003 Getty Images 27/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches (right) and Pixie Geldof showing off their Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix books outside Waterstone's in London's Piccadilly in 2003 PA 28/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches with her sister Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily and her late mother Paula Yates in 1997 Rex Features 29/31 Peaches Geldof Bob Geldof arrives back at his home in Chelsea, with daughters Peaches (middle) and Pixie (right) in 1996 PA 30/31 Peaches Geldof Paula Yates and ex-husband Bob Geldof with their three daughters Fifi Trixie-Belle (right), Peaches (left) and Pixie, during a visit to EuroDisney in 1992 PA 31/31 Peaches Geldof Rock star Bob Geldof, his wife, TV presenter Paula Yates, and their five-year-old daughter Fifi Trixiebelle and newborn Peaches, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London in 1989 PA 1/31 Peaches Geldof File photo of Peaches Geldof dated 31/05/12 PA 2/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof with her musician father Bob in 2009 Rex Features 3/31 Peaches Geldof Pixie Geldof at the World Premiere of 'The Hunger Games : Catching Fire', at the Odeon Leicester Square, London PA 4/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof on the catwalk on a file photo dated 24/10/12 PA 5/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof is seen at The Great Gatsby VIP Screening in London in May 2013 AP 6/31 Peaches Geldof Front row: J W Anderson fans Alexa Chung and Pixie Geldof Getty 7/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof hugs sister Pixie Geldof Getty 8/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches with her husband Thomas Cohen in 2012 Getty Images 9/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof and Thomas Cohen at the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 at Trafalgar Square in July 2011 Getty 10/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof in April 2011 in London Getty 11/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof at the UK film premiere for 'Inception' at the Odeon Leicester Square in July 2010 Getty 12/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof during New York Spring/Summer 2012 fashion week in September 2011 Getty 13/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof at the European premiere of 'One Day' at Vue Westfield on in August 2011 Getty 14/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof attends the F&F aw14 Fashion show at Somerset House earlier this month Getty Images 15/31 Peaches Geldof An Instagram image from Peaches Geldof showing herself with her mother Paula Yates that was posted on Sunday Getty Images 16/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof, her husband Thomas Cohen and their son Astala meet the Zoo's aardvarks during a visit to ZSL London Zoo in 2013 Getty Images 17/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof and her sister Pixie last in 2013 Rex Features 18/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof and Thomas Cohen attend the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 at Trafalgar Square in 2011 Getty Images 19/31 Peaches Geldof Sir Bob Geldof and Peaches Geldof in the front row for Luella show, as part of London Fashion Week a/w in 2009 Getty Images 20/31 Peaches Geldof Vivienne Westwood and Peaches Geldof arrive at the reading of Westwood's manifesto as part of 'Design Icons' at The design Museum in 2008 Getty Images 21/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches and Pixie (second right) listen to 'The Rakes' on the first day of the Glastonbury festival in 2009 Getty Images 22/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof being interviewed at London Fashion Week in 2008 David Sandison/The Independent 23/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof attends the premiere for 'Factory Girl' in 2007 Getty Images 24/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches Geldof, Pixie Geldof, Tiger Lily Geldof and Sir Bob Geldof in 2006 in Dublin Getty Images 25/31 Peaches Geldof Fifi Trixibell Geldof; Tiger Lilly Geldof; Peaches Geldof; Pixie Geldof; Bob Geldof attend the global premiere for the Live 8 DVD in 2005 Getty Images 26/31 Peaches Geldof Bob Geldof and daughters Peaches and Pixie in 2003 Getty Images 27/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches (right) and Pixie Geldof showing off their Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix books outside Waterstone's in London's Piccadilly in 2003 PA 28/31 Peaches Geldof Peaches with her sister Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily and her late mother Paula Yates in 1997 Rex Features 29/31 Peaches Geldof Bob Geldof arrives back at his home in Chelsea, with daughters Peaches (middle) and Pixie (right) in 1996 PA 30/31 Peaches Geldof Paula Yates and ex-husband Bob Geldof with their three daughters Fifi Trixie-Belle (right), Peaches (left) and Pixie, during a visit to EuroDisney in 1992 PA 31/31 Peaches Geldof Rock star Bob Geldof, his wife, TV presenter Paula Yates, and their five-year-old daughter Fifi Trixiebelle and newborn Peaches, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London in 1989 PA

“I was shaking and I kept thinking of the way her mother died and I thought I owe it to this girl to be an example.

“I was trying to help her, but at that point in her life, it proved to be impossible. Now the parallels to her mommy are horrific. It terrifies me for my own child.”

She added that she is grateful that Frances Bean, now 21, is “sensible”, but said the meeting with Peaches still deeply affects her – especially in hindsight, following her tragic death in April.

“What happened with me and Peaches that day, when the junkie in me came out and I had to fight for the good side, brings me out in a cold sweat,” she continued.

“You just can't believe it happened, it's so f***ing tragic. This girl was vivacious, so full of life and it was weird and horrible that she has passed away.

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“I read heroin was involved and I was not shocked. I know how Peaches liked opiates.”

A preliminary inquest on the 1 May into the “sudden and unexplained” death of Peaches, who was 25, ruled that the levels of heroin in her bloodstream was the “likely cause”.

A full inquest is expected to be heard in July.