Winehouse 'gives people nightmares'

More Britons have nightmares about Amy Winehouse than any other celebrity, according to a new survey.

Pete Doherty, Jodie Marsh and The Cheeky Girls also featured in respondents' dreams, along with spider attacks, falling, and encounters with political figures such as Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling.

The Travelodge survey found that one in ten adults has suffered an unpleasant dream in the last week, with more women afflicted than men.

Company spokesperson Leigh McCarron said: "Dreaming about being chased or falling is a reaction to the stresses we face in life, the attacker [or falling] in the dream represents the emotion of fear and anxiety.

"It's no wonder Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are making a special appearance in our nightmares at the moment, both symbolise the fears we are facing in today's economy."

The top ten famous faces who appear in nightmares are:

1. Amy Winehouse
2. Marilyn Manson
3. Gordon Brown
4. Pete Doherty
5. The Cheeky Girls
6. Simon Cowell/Kerry Katona
7. Cherie Blair
8. Jodie Marsh
9. Heather Mills
10. Alistair Darling