Weather Tonight: 4°c Partly Cloudy Night Morning: 8°c Cloudy

Showbiz

A day in the life of scabby Amy Winehouse: A prison visit, fish and chip dinner, and a night jamming with Pete Doherty

Updated 07:27am on 27 Mar 2008


Despite her chaotic lifestyle, Amy Winehouse still manages to cram quite a lot into 24 hours.

But it's not exactly the lifestyle you might expect from a Grammy award-winning singer.

The star emerged from her Camden home dressed in a salmon pink polo shirt and cut-off jeans for a visit to Pentonville Prison in north London.

Scroll down for more...

Day in the life: Amy's day starts late due to her nocturnal lifestyle, and she emerges from her Camden home yesterday at 2.45pm for a visit to Pentonville Prison to see incarcerated husband Blake Fielder-Civil

Enlarge the image

Ravaged: Amy's return to health following a short spell in rehab was brief, and her skin shows the toll of her alleged return to drink and drugs binges

Enlarge the image

Although she had obviously made an effort to look smart for her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is facing charges of assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice, her ravaged appearance shocked onlookers.

The 24-year-old's alleged drink and drugs binges are said to have spiralled out of control since she left rehab last month.

Yesterday her face was covered in scars and blisters. And the faded scratches on her arms, which have raised fears that the singer is self-harming, were also clearly visible.

Scroll down for more...

Visiting time: Amy's people carrier arrives at the prison where husband Blake has been kept in solitary confinement following a drugs overdose

Enlarge the image

Just weeks ago Amy seemed to have pulled herself back from the brink when she appeared looking fit and well on the Grammy's show.

But now the singer has reportedly told friends she "can't imagine a life without drugs" and is pining for Blake, who she says is the only person who can understand her.

A source told Look magazine: "She says the drugs take the edge off how much she misses Blake.

"He's everything to her and she's struggling to cope without him. She keeps saying the drugs help her through.

"She's told everyone she has no intention of quitting them right now."

Scroll down for more...

Pleased as munch: Amy waved to fans as she stopped off a chip shop in north London after her prison visit with husband Blake

Chips with everything: It's well known that Amy loves junk food, but her appearance of late looks less than healthy

Things have been made worse by the fact that Amy only sees Blake through two inches of reinforced glass during her visits. The conditions were reportedly imposed by prison bosses last month after he was placed in solitary confinement following a drugs overdose.

After the late afternoon visit, the notorious junk food addict stopped off at a local chip shop. She picked up a huge portion of fish and chips and a bottle of Lucozade energy drink to keep her going.

It's not the typical fare enjoyed by most Grammy award-winning artists, but Amy seemed pleased with her fast-food fix.

Scroll down for more...

Energy supplies: Amy gets quite a big takeaway, and an energy drink to keep her going, seen yesterday in north London

The star rounded off an already eventful day, with a visit from fellow musician and recovering drug addict Pete Doherty.

A grubby looking Pete pitched up in Camden with his guitar and notebook in his heavily stained fingers for an evening's jamming.

No doubt the pair spent the time making sweet music together.

Scroll down for more...

Late night visit: Amy's eventful day gets even more interesting as she gets a visit herself from musician and notorious drug user Pete Doherty

Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Pete is set to make a TV show about drug-abusing teenagers for Channel 4.

According to the Daily Star, the Babyshambles frontman will travel to two estates in the north of England, focusing on children addicted to heroin and crack cocaine.

Doherty will take part in music workshops with the youngsters, as well as visiting a pie and pasty factory with them.

Reader views (1)

 Add your view

What a perfect couple. Both talentless over-rated junkies. Sex, Drugs, but they forgot the Rock n Roll. Novelty acts who spend more time in the pub or the chip shop than actually playing on stage. Utterly hopeless.

- Al Stuart, Ealing, 26/03/2008 22:04
Report abuse


Add your comment

 

Terms and conditions Make text area bigger You have  characters left.

We welcome your opinions. This is a public forum. Libellous and abusive comments are not allowed. Please read our House Rules.

For information about privacy and cookies please read our Privacy Policy.


 

 

  • Russell Grant stars as he dances into Wizard spell Sophie Evans and Russell Grant When Nancy Dell'Olio was bidding for the public's affection on Strictly Come Dancing, Russell Grant was one of her fiercest rivals
  • Cheryl Cole wants new home in Malibu Cheryl Cole Cheryl Cole keen to relocate to California on a permanent basis in a bid to crack the States
  • Russell Brand moves on with mystery woman Katy Perry and Russell Brand Russell Brand has moved on from Katy Perry with a mystery woman
  • Stones would love to play at the Games, says Ronnie Wood Ronnie Wood Guitarist revealed that Rolling Stones had been in discussions about playing during the Games and in other concerts
  • Mother's grief at Whitney Houston's final journey Whitney hearse Whitney Houston's mother Cissy looked distraught today as she brought her daughter's body back to a funeral parlour in her home town
  • Dermot O'Leary is top TV choice for Valentine's Day Dermot O'Leary Dermot O'Leary proved he has the X factor after he topped a poll of the nation's women asking them to name their top TV Valentine
  • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley named top style icon at Elle Awards Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been named the year's top style icon at the Elle Style Awards
  • Al Pacino honoured at White House ceremony Al Pacino Al Pacino was among a host of honourees awarded the 2011 National Medal of Arts at a ceremony in Washington
  • Whitney Houston was dead before she went under the water Whitney o2 Singer Whitney Houston died from a mix of drugs and alcohol - and did not drown in her hotel bath, according to reports
  • Rhys Ifans accused of assault Rhys Ifans Rhys Ifans alleged to have slapped a guest in a late-night argument in a suite at London's five-star St Pancras Renaissance hotel
  •