Tulisa Contostavlos' father is desperate to reconcile with his daughter after her arrest following allegations that she introduced an undercover reporter to a suspected drug dealer.
The former X Factor star was arrested on Tuesday after it was alleged she facilitated an £800 cocaine deal.
Her estranged father Plato, a former member of the Seventies' band Mungo Jerry, has reached out to his daughter and says he is "worried" about her social circles.
He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "I was devastated when I heard [the news] - that's my child. I was hurt badly... I fear for Tulisa and her career and I'm trying to reach out to her so she can succeed again.
"I'm worried as a father about the people she's hanging about with. Any father on the planet would have fears - but I know she'll pull through because she has a strong family."
Tulisa is estranged from her father and they haven't spoken since they fell out three years ago, but he is desperate to reconcile and help her.
He added: "I want to get back into her life. I'd just hug her and kiss her."
It has also been reported the 24-year-old singer broke down and suffered a "panic attack" after she was arrested and bailed.
A source told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: "Tulisa went into the police station trying to be positive and strong but came out a complete mess, shattered and in shock.
"She started struggling to breath and suffered a minor panic attack. She knows her career is pretty much in tatters. The realisation of how serious it all is hit her.
"At first she was just in shock but now she's terrified she won't come back from this. She's struggling to sleep has been in floods of tears."
