Pete Doherty is apparently keen to rekindle his relationship with Kate Moss following her reported split from Kills frontman Jamie Hince.

Doherty is said to have begun sending text messages to the supermodel, whom he dated for nearly 18-months, last week amid reports that Moss's relationship with Hince was collapsing.

"Jamie was furious when Pete got in touch about a week ago. And over the last three nights he and Kate have texted each other until the early hours,” a source told the Mirror newspaper.

"Pete's been showing the texts to mates and thinks he is on the verge of winning her back but his mates aren't convinced."

Yesterday unconfirmed reports claimed that Hince had left Moss following an argument at her home in North London last weekend.

(by Jason Gregory)