Amy Winehouse's father says he's worried she's traded one addiction for another. Photo / AP
Amy Winehouse
's father,
Mitch
, has revealed he is terrified the troubled soul singer has swapped her widely reported addiction to drugs for one to alcohol.
In a new TV doco the exasperated cab driver, who has a close relationship with his daughter, admits he fears for her life and will "walk away" as he cannot stand to watch her battle another addiction.
He says fate will decide Winehouse's future.
"After she almost died twice from drug related problems, to see her walking, smiling - she has progressed so much," he says in the candid doco.
"But now, if it's alcohol instead of hard drugs - I don't think I can go through that again."
Winehouse stunned fans over the weekend with a
shambolic comeback performance
at a jazz festival in St. Lucia. The singer was booed off the stage by disgruntled fans outraged by her eye-popping display of erratic behaviour.
She repeatedly forgot the words to her songs, stumbled around on stage and allegedly told the audience to "f*** off!" when they began booing her.
The singer has been on an extended break on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia since December, following a string of well documented rehab stints and battle with a deep-seated drug dependence.
Mitch has even moved to St. Lucia to be closer to his daughter who he says has put her drug habit behind her. But he says he's now reached the end of the road as far as her dependence on alcohol is concerned.
Speaking to documentary-maker, Daphne Barak, who has been filming Winehouse for a warts-and-all look at the singer's trials and tribulations, Mitch said:
"I've decided to distance myself, and whatever happens, happens. It's her life," he said. "It's her career. It's her decision."
He also said she needs to take responsibility for her own actions.
"She said to me, 'Dad thank you for pulling me out of drugs', and I said to her, 'But you are the one who decided to pull out. You can do it again and stop drinking'."
Winehouse, who says she's in St. Lucia to convalesce and finally record her long-overdue third album, has been having a gay old time on the sunny isle since December.
She's been snapped crawling on all fours on a hotel floor and reportedly begging guests for booze. Then there's another curious incident when she allegedly upset poolside dwellers by parading through the resort topless.
Amy, come on baby, you can do this
Meanwhile, Hollywood titan and comic
Whoopi Goldberg
, who has also battled with drugs in the past, warns that Winehouse's addictions will kill her if she doesn't stop.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Goldberg, 53, said: "I love this girl, that talent is just so great. Amy, come on baby, you can do this".
She also spoke of her own experiences with drugs and how they shaped her life.
"Heroin was a drug that took you to places that you had never been before. It was for me a really good learning time. I don't recommend it to anybody because the rough part about it is it wants to stay with you and you want it because you find it is easier to live outside of life.
"For me, I like living. So it really came down this path pretty much You are going to die, that's a given fact".
Barak's doco, believed to be called
Saving Amy
, will air in the UK later this year.
We echo Goldberg's semtiments:
Amy, come on baby, you can do this!
Jen's back
Latina songbird
Jennifer "still from the block" Lopez
has been suspiciously quiet of late. We assumed she just hadn't *cough* found the right script yet to showcase her fine thesp skills (yes, we've seen that bonafide turkey
Gigli
, Jen, and we've never recovered), or she was simply lost in showbiz without a Navman.
Whatevs. Looks like J-Lo's been busy laying down tracks for a rumoured greatest hits album to be released later this year. As well as running the gamut of her modest back catalogue, we're promised a new track or two.
Here's what's reported to be one of them - a track called
What is Love?
Behave Britney
Naughty snitches have unearthed a list of demands comeback princess
Britney Spears
supposedly made for her forthcoming stay at the Dorchester hotel in London.
The miming marvel will stay at the plush pad when her
Circus
tour rolls into the capital next month.
So what does our diva demand on her wish list?
* a suite that has never been smoked in (she smokes, no?)
* a stripping pole (no comment from the peanut gallery)
* humidifiers in all areas (?)
And there's more...
* a fresh selection of unarranged flowers that she will arrange herself (meet Brit Brit, the florist)
* 100-Watt lighting only (just too easy)
* no pillows - she'll supply her own
* a selection of the latest magazines, books and Marilyn Monroe DVDs.
She's also requested the hotel supply a horse so she can canter through Hyde Park, tickets to see
Thriller
the musical in the West End, oh, and a private tour of Kensington Palace.
Quote of the day
"I have no confidence when it comes to men... It's so weird because I believe I am super sexy. I believe I am incredible, but I have absolutely no luck with boyfriends."
-
Lady Gaga
Nicole Kidman's advert for Schweppes
We don't get it. What did you expect?
E.T.: Part deux
File this one under 'close encounters of the deluded kind', folks. There's a rumour doing the rounds that
Steven Spielberg
has his eye on making a big budget sequel to E.T.
Twenty-seven years after she played sweet and innocent Gertie in the classic,
Drew Barrymore
and the big fella have reportedly met to discuss the project.
A snitch tells the
National Enquirer
: "Steven and Drew are being very secretive about this baby. But they want to do this project and work together. Steven has an incredible story in mind for the sequel that will bring E.T. back to earth."
Talking of Earth, get your tootsies back on it, readers. This E.T. fairytale just ain't gonna happen.
New Madge?
Madonna
, is that you?
This 'leaked' audio snippet is purported to be a slice from a new song from her Madgesty called
Revolver
, supposedly produced by
Lil Wayne
and
DJ Frank-E
.
We sniff a fake.
911, my maid's gone mad!
Remember when we told you a few weeks ago how former
Dallas
star
Victoria Principal
was counter-suing her maid over an
?
The emergency 911 calls made by both Principal and the maid have finally been released.
Mucky mare
They say your home, possessions and standard of cleanliness reflect your personality and offer a glimpse into a person's inner sanctum. Well, if that garbage is true, then we've got
Lindsay Lohan
licked.
A suspected break-in at the lycra-loving gal's home this week turned out to be a false alarm.
Reports initially suggested her passion pad had been broken into and apparently ransacked by a crazed robber. Apparently not.
Truth is cops arrived at chez Lohan - after an alarm was triggered - and deduced there had been an attempted break-in, but established that no-one gained entry inside her home. The mess inside was not the result of a break-in - the mess belonged to Lohan.
Dirty girl.
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Dobbyn feels his musicality has been affected, but remains in good spirits.