Mother writes open letter to Winehouse

Amy Winehouse's mother has written an open letter to the singer asking her "to pick up that phone and tell me what's troubling you".

In more than 1,000 words published in the News Of The World Janis urged her daughter to make the decision to improve her lifestyle.

It read: "We want to help you, but we know that unless you want to be helped - unless you come to us - anything we tried would be in vain.

"So this letter is my way of making sure that you know that - that all you have to do is come to us, Amy, and we'll do everything in our power to get you well again."

Last week Amy was pictured in the early hours wearing only jeans and a red bra in public.

Janis's letter continued: "We were terrified after we saw those pictures of you earlier this week, wandering the freezing streets of London at dawn in your underwear. All I wanted to do was rush into those pictures and wrap you up in a big, warm blanket.

"Do you remember those Decembers long ago when I used to swaddle you in a thick winter coat? I used to wrap you up and give you a kiss on the nose before you went out to play in the cold."

She also mentioned Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy's partner, who "might not be my favourite person" but Janis said she would accept.