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Marie Claire News: Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse has been hospitalised after she suffered a 'reaction to medication'.

The troubled singer was rushed to the accident and emergency unit at University College hospital in London last night after her father, Mitch, called an ambulance when his daughter started having a fit.

The Back to Black singer was brought out of her Camden flat in a wheelchair, wrapped in a blanket and given oxygen.

According to a spokesman for Winehouse, the singer had suffered a reaction to medication she was taking to keep her off hard drugs.

'Doctors have advised that she will be kept under observation overnight and is likely to be released tomorrow,' said her rep Chris Goodman.

A spokesman at University College hospital said Winehouse was in a stable condition and medics would make a decision whether to discharge her today.

Turbulent times continue for the soul singer who is being treated for crack cocaine addiction and also suffering from emphysema – which caused her collapse and be admitted to hospital last month as well.

Her father Mitch Winehouse spoke in June about his daughter's hospitalization saying: 'The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her.'

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Tuesday 29 July 2008

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I read the piece in The Sunday Times this week which contained interviews with her dad and friends and, also included some photos of her from her teens and when she first started out circa 2004. It's unbelievable the change in her. Not just that she's the skeleton of her former self physically, but there's something - fear/horror/exhaustion in her eyes now (or would that just be the drugs?) that looks like she's watching a horror film all the time.
The article seemed to level all the blame at Blake's door, but I'm not so sure...I remember him from when I lived in Camden in 2000-2002, and he was sweet, charming and a bit of a heartbreaker. He's as much a victim as she is.
Comment by Ellie O'Mahoney, Acting Associate Features Editor, marie claire on July 29 11:39

I think you're barmy calling Blake a victim, did you forget he's in Jail? Aside from that, he's obviously not the same person he was when he was 19 and you knew him. However, he is not to blame, as Amy has been on drugs for ages - by her own choice.
Comment by none of your business on July 29 12:25

Does she wear a wig?
Comment by jellycat on July 29 22:09