'Winehouse stopped drinking': Restaurant owner

A British restaurant owner claims she last saw Amy Winehouse (above) last Tuesday and said she had stopped drinking. -- PHOTO: AP

LONDON - A BRITISH restaurant owner claims she last saw Amy Winehouse last Tuesday and said she had stopped drinking.

'She had nothing to drink. She said to me 'Darling, don't give me any alcohol, I'm not drinking any more', Ze Silva, 56, said.

'She was normal. She would speak to everyone, have pictures taken with the kids, give autographs to the kids.'

Meanwhile, grief-stricken fans flocked on Sunday outside Winehouse's home in a posh London square to place flowers and tributes after the shock death of the troubled British singer.

Soon after the 27-year-old songstress's death was announced on Saturday, they started gathering in Camden Square, north London, to bid farewell to a star whose songs often reflected her tempestuous lifestyle.

Comforting one other, they lit candles and left flowers, notes, guitars, teddy bears and photographs of the singer as police officers stood guard at a cordon. -- AFP

Source: The Straits Times