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London - Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has refuted claims that the singer was drinking heavily before her death, insisting that the opposite is true.
Reports had suggested the 27-year-old star had been drinking heavily and had possibly taken drugs in the days leading up to her death, but a source told The Sun newspaper: "(Mitch) has wanted everyone to know that he, her boyfriend Reg Traviss and her manager believed it was actually the complete opposite.
"He said doctors had told Amy to gradually reduce her intake of alcohol and to avoid bingeing at all costs. Amy told him she couldn't do that. It was all or nothing and she gave up completely.
"Mitch said the shock of giving up, after everything she had been through over a bad few years, was just too much for her to take."
A post-mortem was held the day before Amy's funeral, to try and determine the cause of her death but the results were deemed inconclusive and medical officials are awaiting the results of histology and toxicology tests.
Reports had suggested the 27-year-old star had been drinking heavily and had possibly taken drugs in the days leading up to her death, but a source told The Sun newspaper: "(Mitch) has wanted everyone to know that he, her boyfriend Reg Traviss and her manager believed it was actually the complete opposite.
"He said doctors had told Amy to gradually reduce her intake of alcohol and to avoid bingeing at all costs. Amy told him she couldn't do that. It was all or nothing and she gave up completely.
"Mitch said the shock of giving up, after everything she had been through over a bad few years, was just too much for her to take."
A post-mortem was held the day before Amy's funeral, to try and determine the cause of her death but the results were deemed inconclusive and medical officials are awaiting the results of histology and toxicology tests.
