Amy's not-so-glamorous poolside display of tattoos and scars

Amy showed off her unusual 'body art' at an exclusive resort in Miami Beach, where she is enjoying a sun-drenched break with fiance Blake Fielder-Civil.

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Rough guide to glamour: The singer, left, when she launched her career in 2003 and right, now she has covered her rail-thin body in 13 sailor-style tattoos

Amy admitted to a period of self-harm which started when she was nine

The rail-thin singer, looked somewhat out of place in the gorgeous surroundings in her tatty shorts, layer of black-inked tattoos, and heavily scarred arms which betray a legacy of self-harm.

Amy admitted to self-harming in an interview with a music magazine. She told Q magazine: "It's a funny thing, a morbid curiosity. What does that feel like? 'Ow, that f*****g hurts.' It's probably the worst thing I've done."

And speaking about her 13 tattoos, she said: "It's a way of suffering for the things that mean a lot to you. Actually I like the pain. To me, it relieves you."

Amy Winehouse ditches traditional poolside glamour for a display of tatty shorts and black lacy bra top, tattoos and scars from a period of self-harming

The singer has changed dramatically since she first burst into the charts in 2003. Her jazz-influenced torch-singer style has been rapidly replaced by a hard-drinking, rock and roll lifestyle, coupled with drastic weightloss which has caused concern for her well-being.

Winehouse, who has been doing a series of warm-up gigs in the US before she starts touring in September dismissed reports she is in Miami for a quickie wedding this week.

Although she seems very loved up with fiance Fielder-Civil, the inspiration for her smash album Back to Black, she told The Mirror talk of a wedding was premature: "We're just chilling out, having a good time...We only just got engaged!".

All covered up: Amy and fiance Blake Fielder-Civil enjoy a sundrenched break and dismiss rumours that marriage is imminent