Amy Winehouse used to make secret visits to Barbara Windsor's home so the unlikely duo could practise lines from her EastEnders scripts.
According to her best friend Tyler James, the late singer would sneak off from her treatments for alcohol addition in a private hospital to go see Barbara.
On the tenth anniversary of the Back to Black singer's death at just 27 years old, Tyler reminisced on Amy's trips to the EastEnders actress' house. “When she met Barbara it was as though she became a new nan figure for her," he said. “Amy was in and out of private hospitals being treated for addiction to alcohol but it was easy to sneak out and Barbara lived round the corner." “Amy would always give her a massive hug when she saw her.
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