Amy Winehouse struggled with her sexuality, according to her former female lover.
The Back To Black singer who tragically died at the age of 27 in 2011, reportedly enjoyed an ongoing ‘undefined’ relationship with one of her best friends - Catriona Gourlay – for a number of years.
Catriona claimed that the best friends 'loved each other' but it left Amy feeling 'confused' about her sexuality for a long time.
Amy’s close pal shared the revelation on a brand-new BBC Two documentary called ‘Reclaiming Amy’ - a female-driven interpretation of her life, loves and legacy.
During the interview, which will mark ten-years since the singer's death, Catriona opens up about how their ‘unique’ relationship quickly blossomed from friendship to much more.
“When I was 19/20, I’d already been in a long-term relationship with a girl at this point, so I knew who I was,” Amy’s friend explained.
“Amy used to write notes while I was sleeping, ‘You were the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen,’ and ‘How can you look as beautiful asleep as you do awake?'”
“Our relationship was so unique, undefined, we just loved each other very much and what I took from it, knowing her, is that she was confused about what it made her,” she continued.
“When you have something that is so undefined for years, it’s hard because it’s the thing that I think is so fundamental in understanding her and the things that did trouble her.
During the documentary interview, Catriona recalled how the Rehab hitmaker once joked about her sexuality in an interview.
“I am not a lesbian until I’ve had four sambucas”, Amy quipped as she hinted at a deeper attraction to women.
“Perhaps people don’t realise that there were other relationships in her life where someone really did love her and care about her and would have done anything in her power to make her happy,” the singer’s friend suggested.
Sadly, for Catriona – and the rest of the world – Amy's battles with substance abuse and mental illness weighed too heavily on her, and the iconic singer tragically died due to alcohol poisoning.
Ten years on, ‘Reclaiming Amy’ sees the singer’s closest family and friends seek to ‘reclaim’ her story by sharing the untold truth about the music icon and the impact her death had on them.
The documentary is told primarily through Amy’s mother, Janis, who set out to show the world ‘her Amy’ - before the fame and fortune – and it will follow Janis as she pieces together the rarely-seen side of Amy.
“I don’t feel the world knew the true Amy, the one that I brought up, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy,” Janis said.
The Mirror has reached out to Amy's estate for comment on this story.
Reclaiming Amy airs on Friday 23 July at 9pm on BBC Two.
