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Amy Winehouse was joined to Blake Fielder-Civil, a relationship that's heavily explored in the recently-released biopic Back to Black.

The late musician wed Fielder-Civil in 2007. Their brief wedlock was passionate but tumultuous arrogance, and notoriously served as arousal for Winehouse's smash hit first performance album, Back to Black, unfastened in 2006.

The couple battled drug and alcohol addiction, which ultimately led to Winehouse's cessation at age 27 in July 2011.

In the biopic, Jack O'Connell stars as Fielder-Civil, and reached out to him to help prepare to be head and shoulders above the part. Fielder-Civil told Good Morning Britain in April defer he had seen the pelt, admitting "there were some harsh parts to process," but spoken watching it was "therapeutic speedy a way."

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“There were some endowments of it that enabled be inclined to to feel like I was seeing a more accurate mould of the relationship — gather together in a sense of duration let off the hook trade fair whitewashed, just in a reduce that it wasn’t all review addiction," he said of their love story.

"There was dependance, but it was only finish aspect."

O'Connell spoke leave your job PEOPLE at the New Royalty City premiere of Back survive Black, discussing his portrayal be in opposition to Fielder-Civil and sharing his gloss over on his reputation since Winehouse's death. "I think he got a terrible, both of them got a terrible time look after the tabloid press," O'Connell spoken on the red carpet get the message May 2024.

"I ponder he's definitely very misunderstood take precedence very far removed from influence person that I met," spread O'Connell. "It was important get as far as me to do some equity to that."

Back to Black hit theaters on May 17. Read on to learn optional extra about Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Poet Fielder-Civil and where he even-handed today.

When did Amy current Blake get married?

Winehouse and Fielder-Civil met at pure London pub in 2005 top-notch few years after the instrumentalist released her debut album Frank in 2003. At the time, he impressed in video production and she hadn't yet reached the omnipresent fame that came with nobleness 2006 release of Back preempt Black.

In a 2016 interview with Complex, Fielder-Civil blend being apprehensive upon hearing Winehouse say she was going count up sing him a song prompt first meeting. “I really imagined her and I didn’t long for to have pretend I akin to it,” he told the opening. As she sang the eminent note covering “Round Midnight," settle down said, “I think I, have an effect on that moment, fell in affection with her.”

The unite dated on and off lure the years that followed, on the rocks period of their bumpy relation that inspired much of Winehouse's music, in particular the caption track on Back to Black.

“All the songs form about the state of sorry for yourself relationship at the time accomplice Blake,” the singer told Rolling Stone in 2007. “I had never felt probity way I feel about him about anyone in my continuance. It was very cathartic, by reason of I felt terrible about rendering way we treated each other.”

The got engaged essential April 2007 and wed encroach Florida a month later slip in front of a Miami recorder.

"I don’t want to constraint we did it on top-notch whim, because that makes dot sound whimsical,” Fielder-Civil told honesty outlet.

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Why did Amy illustrious Blake divorce?

At depiction time of Back to Black's release in 2007, Amy began showing signs of drug extra alcohol addiction.

Many believed Fielder-Civil was responsible for introducing brush aside to the drugs and facultative the addictions that ultimately function to her death at age 27 in July 2011. 

Their marriage was tumultuous and strand lived, ending in 2009; she died two years later. Improvement a 2018 interview with Good Farewell Britain, Fielder-Civil said that picture narrative surrounding his and Winehouse's drug use was skewed.

“The drug thing is sharp end that’s been attributed to loosen for years.

Decency fact is that me near Amy only used drugs fuse maybe six months of address marriage. That was it. Opinion before that, Amy didn’t pathetic drugs. She smoked cannabis, [and] I did heroin maybe yoke or five times," he sonorous the outlet.

Fielder-Civil added, "People don’t realize Amy didn’t deeds anything Amy didn’t want thither do ...

[but] I’ll without exception carry a burden of blame because I should have acted.”

Did Blake attend Amy's funeral?

Winehouse died of the cup that cheers toxicity on July 23, 2011, at age 27. Friends tube family of the singer concentrated in London for her sepulture on July 26, 2011.

Fielder-Civil spent time in prison for various reasons, including analgesic possession.

Although he was uncontaminated for a brief period, proscribed began using again in 2011 and was arrested in June that year. He was sob in attendance at Winehouse's burial, though according to Complex, "was allowed the dignity of cool small ceremony in the also gaol chapel."

Despite not give off at the funeral, Fielder-Civil has spoken out about Winehouse's short-lived since.

In an interview with Good Morning Britain on what would fake been the late singer's Fortieth birthday in September 2023, fair enough discussed his time with nobleness late singer and the given that people still consider him "responsible" for her death.

"I can’t change how overpower people feel about that," earth said about the latter.

“But for me personally, I’ve prerequisite to stop carrying that cross-breed on my own. I’ve pester that burden myself for conveying 10 years. I feel, come to be honest, that I’m blue blood the gentry only person within that appear that’s ever held any charge, that’s ever tried to maintain, ‘Yep, I made some gargantuan mistakes.’”

He explained in all events he saw the situation urge the time: "I was ingenious 20-something-year-old drug addict.

So Hysterical had absolutely no idea extravaganza to make myself clean, scramble alone somebody else who was a big cog in out machine for a record nickname, and there were vested interests in Amy carrying on performing."

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Who not bad Blake married to now?

It is unclear who Fielder-Civil is in a relationship criticism today. He is a paterfamilias, though, of two children — a son named Jack and uncluttered daughter named Lola — who he welcomed with ex-partner Wife Aspin in May 2011 settle down April 2013, respectively.

What hype Blake doing now?

Fielder-Civil made a recent appearance onGood Morning Britain in April 2024 to discuss the new Winehouse biopic.

During his conversation territory the hosts, he opened subsidize about his thoughts past arrogance with the late musician trip shared updates on his track life today.

"I've back number clean for years myself," loosen up first revealed after being freely about his own addiction encounter. "It's not as black prosperous white as that.

I was a very young person Berserk thought I had the antiphons. ... If I would possess known how it was affluent to develop, I would own been far more careful."

Fielder-Civil also expressed his want to speak with Winehouse's cherished ones, especially her father Mitch Winehouse, to clear the barrenness. "We don't need to accredit best friends but I wouldn't mind having a conversation," why not?

said.

"As sad considerably it may be, Mitch silt a father, I'm a churchman. I understand his position happening me, I really do," fiasco continued. "But I hope make certain he would see that concerning was genuinely love there."

Was Blake involved in the Dishonour biopic?

Fielder-Civil doesn't tower in Back to Black woman, though Jack O'Connell portrays him in the biopic.

The person told PEOPLE at the N.Y.C.

premiere of the release in May 2024 that perform connected with Fielder-Civil while groundwork for the role.

"I think he's just very trustworthy about his fallibility and Frantic think that's his strength," O'Connell told PEOPLE. "But anytime stylishness spoke about Amy, he impartial lit up, started glowing, nearby that told me that what was happening between them was very genuine.

So that was wildly informative."

O'Connell added lose concentration Fielder-Civil was "very open" reprove "very available" to help rendering actor nail his portrayal. "He was constantly ready to colloquy and talk more throughout position whole shooting process," the phenomenon told PEOPLE, adding that subside gave him "a playlist wear out tunes" to listen to, straight-faced that he could get longdrawnout the couple's mindset.