Courtney Love wanted to have a gastric band fitted, but was refused by
doctors.

The former Hole singer – who recently lost a dramatic amount of weight,
prompting surgery rumors - admits she was keen to undergo the procedure
after becoming depressed about her ballooning weight.

She said: “Baby, if I could get a gastric band I would! I’ve heard it’s a
lot of vomiting and a pain in the a*s, but it’s still easier than a diet. I
did go to see a Hollywood doctor about it. I wasn’t desperate, I just knew I
had to do something. He said no.

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“I might have been fat, but I wasn’t that fat.”

Desperate Courtney then turned to an alternative weight-loss procedure to
shed her excess pounds.

She added: “I tried liposuction on my stomach after that. It was horrible
and it didn’t work.”

Courtney, 44, also admits taking drugs while pregnant with her daughter
Frances Bean, now 16.

However, the singer insists she and late husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt

Courtney Love has revealed Orlando Bloom has helped her stay off drugs.

The former Hole singer claims she and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor
meet daily to perform Buddhist chants together, which help her stay clean.

Love, 43, said: "We chant every day. The 12-step program demands that you
have a spiritual practice that you do daily.