Mitch Winehouse: Amy Could Die A ‘Slow And Painful Death’

Tags:

Music,Amy Winehouse

enlarge

1/2

AP
Amy Winehouse and husband Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007
Amy Winehouse performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, Spain

hottest galleries

The Latest Star Sightings
Access the day’s hottest photos!
Isn’t It Bromantic? Hollywood’s Top 10 Bromances!
Find out which Hollywood bros will be friends ‘til the end…
Brad! Demi! Robert! Paris! Hot Shots Of The Stars In Shades
Check out the stars as they step out across the world in their favorite pair of sunglasses!

more galleries

FIRST PUBLISHED: July 12, 2008 6:04 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: July 12, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

LONDON, U.K. --

Amy Winehouse’s father is imploring people to help his troubled daughter get healthy, Sky News reports.

“I want people to understand, even if they give her one cigarette they’re causing her harm,” Mitch Winehouse told the U.K. news channel.

The singer has been photographed smoking even after spending time in the hospital for lung problems after collapsing in June.

Mitch told Sky News on Saturday that his daughter has a “small amount” of emphysema in her lungs. Earlier, Tracey Miller, Amy’s U.S.-based representative, told the Associated Press that Winehouse had “early signs of what could lead to emphysema.”

“She has got a serious health problem,” Mitch said. “My biggest fear is that she would die and she won’t die from an overdose, she will die from emphysema. We would be talking about a very slow and painful death, gasping for air. I would like to say to anybody who would supply her with substances to think about that.”

Among those alleged enablers is Winehouse’s incarcerated husband, Blake Fielder-Civil.

The singer has taken to wearing a Blake pin in her hair during recent performances and told Rolling Stone, “We are a team.”

“I don’t think he is clean now, but he will go straight to rehab when he gets out,” Mitch said. “He has promised me that he will make things right when he is out. I’m going to give him the chance to do that. We will give him the benefit of the doubt. He has got to get himself clean. It’s the last chance saloon if he comes out and they go back to what they were doing before. He’s a fit young man and probably go on like that for years, but Amy can’t and she needs to understand that.”

To help her rest and recover, Mitch said that Amy would not be performing “for the foreseeable future” after completing five previously scheduled gigs.

Keep your Access to everything in Hollywood! Breaking news and personal commentary from Nancy, Billy, Tony, Shaun, Maria & all of our producers! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter now!