Blake Fielder-Civil and Amy Winehouse
Blake Fielder-Civil's mother "made excuses" for his and Amy Winehouse's drug use.
Amy Winehouse's mother-in-law has admitted she "made excuses" for her and Blake Fielder-Civil's continued drug use, revealing she became her son's "enabler".
The late singer's former mum-in-law Georgette Civil has admitted she defended hitmaker Amy and her son, becoming his "enabler".
Speaking about first meeting Amy, she explained to The Sun newspaper: "Amy looked glowing. She threw her arms around me and said, 'Isn't our boy handsome?' I adored her.
"But later, we all sat at dinner and Amy kept ducking under the table. Then Blake said, 'You'd better go to the bathroom', and she went upstairs. [My second husband Giles] turned to Blake and bluntly asked him, 'Are you doing drugs?', but I reacted furiously, saying, 'Of course he isn't'.
"From that moment, I became Blake's enabler - making excuses for him and Amy."
Indeed, Georgette revealed she "wasn't strong enough" to accept Blake's cry for help, despite the singer who died of accidental alcohol poisoning in July 2011 inviting her for a meeting at a hotel.
She said: "One day, Amy invited me to another hotel where she and Blake were staying. He sat at the table and said, 'Mum, I have a dependence and need help. There's been times I've spent £600 a day on heroin.
"I took him in my arms and said, 'You are talking nonsense'. I t was his only cry for help - but I wasn't strong enough to face the truth ... It was only later that I suddenly realised that Blake was a hopeless addict.
"But by then, I was caught up the lies and deceit myself - and it was too late to save Amy."
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