Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil speaks up about being blamed for singer's death

Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has opened up about how he would do "everything differently" in their marriage if only he could turn back the clock. Blake was speaking on the occasion of what would have been the late Amy Winehouse's 40th birthday on September 14.

Blake Fielder-Civil was married to Amy Winehouse between 2007 and 2009. Winehouse died on July 23, 2011.

While on Good Morning Britain, Blake was asked by hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard what he would do differently, to which he replied, "Almost everything differently."


"It's sad, but I wanted to say happy birthday to Amy. It's devastating she's not here. I think about her all the time, I thought about her this morning when I said my happy birthday to her, she was my best friend," said Blake.

"If it wasn't for certain factors, it could have been a different outcome. Everything happened very quickly for Amy. We were young," he observed.

Blake blamed himself for Amy Winehouse's death

Blake feels he's blamed for Amy's sad death and he has been accountable for it.

He said that's one of the reasons he wanted to speak up.

"I do [get blamed] and that's ok. I can't change what other people feel about that, but for me personally, I needed to stop carrying that burden. I've carried it for over 10 years," he said.

He further explained, "I'm the only person within that story that's ever held any accountability, I tried to say I made some huge mistakes."

Blake revealed that he was a "20-something-old drug addict" and "had no idea how to make myself clean, let alone someone else."

"There were vested interests in Amy carrying on performing, too. The fragility is what people connected with in the (her) albums."

Blake also spoke about Amy's family when Susanna asked if there is some kind of relationship that he could reestablish with Amy's family.

Blake said, "I'm not sure about their interests per se, but for me personally, that's something I go over in my head a lot…. There have been times where I thought 'Would there be value in me speaking to her family?' And maybe making some sort of reconciliation? Because we all loved that person."

The host further asked Blake if he had made that effort. To which, he replied, "I haven't, to be honest. I've kind of ascertained from my own kind of thinking."

Amy and Blake's relationship timeline

Amy and Blake wed in Miami in 2007 after dating. But a few months later, they were caught taking heroin. Blake later confessed to having given Amy her first heroine dose.

In 2008, Blake was in prison being involved in a pub brawl. He filed for divorce after his release from jail.

FAQs

How did Amy Winehouse die?
Amy Winehouse died on July 23, 2013, of a vodka overdose. The singer did not die of a drug overdose, as is believed.

Did Amy Winehouse have a disorder?
Singer Amy Winehouse had an eating disorder called bulimia. It is the same disorder that Princess Diana had been reported to have had.