Amy's husband is "taking responsibility"

Amy Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil is "finally taking responsibility" for his actions, according to his mother Georgette.

Georgette and her husband Giles have both decided that jail has worked wonders for their son, who is now said to be determined to overcome his drug problems.

Blake is facing charges of GBH and perverting the course of justice. He was told yesterday that he will spend Christmas in jail.

"Blake's more focused now than he has been in years," Georgette told the Daily Mail. "He's finally taking responsibility for his behaviour too and accepts that he and Amy are totally responsible for the mess they're in. Now he's using the time in prison to overcome his drug habit.

"He spends his days exercising and reading. He has always shared his father's love of reading and to this day he is forever recommending literary works for him. People think he's this monstrous junkie but, while he certainly has a drug problem, there is much more to Blake.

"Looking at him all dishevelled, gaunt and unkempt it's hard to remember the bright teenager who won a place at a great local school; who had so much promise."