Amy Winehouse's brother Alex is the latest member of her family to express his relief that the singer appears to be on the road to recovery. Writing in The Times he explained how a few weeks ago, he had visited his sister when she was "clearly in the wake of a hit from the old crack pipe" and said "it was hard to take in that the barely communicative shell in front of us was my own flesh and blood".
He continued: "I should mention here that we all knew how bad her condition was. There was never any denial on the part of my parents, whose fears and anxiety over their only daughter had made them both ill".
He went on to say that Amy's Grammy performance had made his family "truly happy", adding: "Yes, the best of weekends. Spurs continue their resurgence, but most importantly of all very definite signs that Amy - the real Amy - is back among us. The hope, of course, is that this time it's for real".