PEACHES Geldof "almost died" from a suspected drug overdose in her flat on Sunday, according to reports. The 19-year-old "stopped breathing for several minutes and could have died or suffered brain damage" after what sources claim to be a drug overdose. The TV presenter was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions by a friend to keep oxygen pumping to her brain. When emergency crews arrived at the scene on Sunday afternoon they found the party-loving teenager - daughter of Sir Bob Geldof - unconscious.
Sources say Peaches' increasingly wild behaviour is more and more reminicient of her mother Paula Yates, who died after an overdose in 2000.
Paramedics managed to revive the teenager but sources say she began getting hysterical and sobbing before refusing to go to hospital for fear her rock legend dad, organiser of the Live Aid charity concerts, would find out.
In the past former Boomtown Rats singer Sir Bob, 56, has publicly said he would go "ballistic" if Peaches ever turned to drugs.
A source said: "Peaches could not breathe for several minutes after suffering a respiratory arrest. Her friend had to give chest pumps and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
"If she had not received this she could have died or she could have suffered brain damage. Peaches had gone into respiratory arrest, in which a patient's breathing stops but the heart doesn't.
"It was extremely serious and there is no doubt her friend saved her life."
Other sources confirmed that Peaches was terrified of Sir Bob finding out.
One said: "No one could believe this has happened to Sir Bob Geldof's daughter, particularly considering what happened to her mother."
Typically the spoilt teenager began shouted at the paramedics who helped her.
The source added: "When she came too she started mouthing off and told the ambulance crew, ‘You have to respect my privacy'. She then told them to get out.
"And she refused to go hospital to have further treatment because she was worried about it getting out."
London Ambulance confirmed its crews attended the scene.
A spokeswoman said: "We were called shortly before 4:45pm yesterday (Sunday) to an address in London N1, to reports of a female patient taken ill.
"We sent an ambulance, a bicycle responder and a fast response car to the scene.
"Following assessment, the patient did not need hospital treatment."
Peaches refused to talk about the incident yesterday.
Over the intercom, a friend said: "Peaches is here but we don't want to talk to journalists."
Sir Bob also refused to comment.
In an effort to play down the episode Peaches turned up to last night's European premiere of The Dark Knight, in London.
