Mar 29, 2007 • 1 min read

Amy Winehouse admits childhood self-harm and drink-related slapping

Amy Winehouse tells Q Magazine she cut herself out of curiosity aged nine, and admits to slapping herself when drunk, while denying the scars on her arms were self-harm.

Amy Winehouse has admitted to cutting herself - out of curiosity, when she was nine years old. As you may know, recent pictures of the singer have been published which showed her arms looking suspiciously cut up, but she's denied that those scars were the result of self-harm, saying: "I probably walked around the block trying to get to the hotel and fell. I have no idea. I hate that. The blackouts. Happens too often".

Now she's told Q Magazine about the childhood incident, saying: "It's a funny thing, morbid curiosity. I'm talking about when I was nine. What does it feel like? 'Ow, that fucking hurts'. It's probably the worst thing I've done".

She does, however, admit to some present-day self harm, though this is generally caused by drink rather than curiosity: "Not punching myself in the face, but slapping. I drank a whole bottle of champagne and then just got depressed. I didn't feel like I looked good. And I'm quite self-destructive when I'm drunk"

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