Amy Winehouse is reportedly causing problems for the organisers of her current European tour because she is so utterly devoted to husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

A source close the star has revealed that Amy, who was spotted on the verge of tears while wandering around Munich on her own last week, is struggling to cope with Blake’s demands but can’t say no to her husband of six months.

The source told Closer magazine: “They are constantly arguing backstage, and whenever he gets bored he demands they leave, no matter what she’s doing.”

“At one of her gigs, Blake even insisted they go back to the hotel half an hour before she was due on stage.”

“Amy’s team has told her they can’t run a tour under these circumstances. But she runs straight to Blake, who goes mental and threatens to fly back to the UK.”

“Then she goes back to her team and tells them, she can’t do it without him around.”

Amy’s forthcoming US tour dates are currently in jeopardy too: her dad Mitch Winehouse revealed yesterday that she had lost her US work visa after her arrest for cannabis possession in Norway earlier in the month.

• Geri Halliwell was reportedly decidedly unhappy when it came to a costume fitting of the new Spice Girls ad campaign for Tesco. A source told the Mirror that Geri had arranged for her clothes to be a (UK) size 4 but had to swap them for a (UK) size 6 on the day because she couldn’t fit into the tiny garments. The source added: “Geri has been sticking to a super-strict diet and has been working out loads ahead of the Spice Girls tour, so she shouldn’t be unhappy with her size but she was.”
• ER star Mekhi Phifer has become a father for the second time after fiancee Oni Souratha gave birth to a baby boy in the early hours of yesterday morning. The boy, named Mekhi after his father, arrived at a Los Angeles hospital at 6.47am, and weighed in at 5lbs, 4oz. The new dad told People magazine: “We are really happy and excited. He is beautiful.” Mekhi, who already has an eight year old son from a previous relationship, said he hoped to have “four or five kids” eventually.

Joss Stone was reportedly livid when her hair was accidentally dyed the wrong colour just moments before a gig in Dubai at the weekend.

Joss was set to take to the stage at the Desert Rhythm Festival on Saturday when she decided to wanted her already dyed red hair livened up with some blue streaks.

A source told the Sun: “She wanted a little tint in her dyed red hair but it all turned dark blue.”

“Joss was screaming and sobbing because of this hair malfunction and chucked a tray of tea on the floor.”

“Then when she walked in front of the crowd she had a beaming smile and acted like nothing had happened.”

But the colour looks like it might have grown on the singer - she had the same deep blue colouring when she performed at the Angel Ball in New York on Monday night.

• Cate Blanchett has revealed that after playing Queen Elizabeth I for the second time in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and other well-spoken roles, her mum has difficulty recognising her voice. She said recently: “I call [and say ‘hi mum’] and my mum says, ‘Who are you’?
• Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger has revealed she rather enjoyed working with Police frontman, Sting. The pair recently recorded a duet together and Nicole said afterwards: “Sting is so sweet. I think there are a lot of hot English men. I just love the accent. His wife’s a lucky woman.” Nicole has recently been linked to Good Luck Chuck star Dane Cook.

Ulrika Jonsson has revealed she’s pregnant with her fourth child.

The TV presenter got engaged to boyfriend, advertising executive Brian Monet last week and told Hello magazine recently that she is ten weeks pregnant with Brian’s child.

She told the magazine: “This was a planned pregnancy. But at my age [40], I was pretty doubtful if it would happen - that’s why we were both in shock.”

Brian described his feelings as “shocked but overjoyed”.

Ulrika already has three children from three previous relationships but added that it doesn’t bother her that they all have different fathers: “I used to think about it a couple of years ago, but now I’m utterly at ease that is how my life has panned out.”

Britney Spears will now only be allowed to see her sons twice a week instead of every other day according to a new court ruling.

Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon made the ruling today, following last Friday’s hearing with the singer and her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Under the new agreement, Britney will only see two year old Sean and one year old Jayden between 12pm-7pm on one day, then an overnight stay from 12pm-10am on the second day. Both visits will be monitored by a court-appointed supervisor as has been the previous arrangement.

Britney has also been ordered to continue taking twice-weekly random drug tests and to childproof both her Beverly Hills and Malibu homes by the end of the week.

Gordon is said have come to the ruling after hearing evidence from the parent coach assigned to the couple, Lisa Hacker.

According to papers released by the court today, Lisa noted that while there is clearly a love and bond between the boys and their mother, “during all three of my visits, [Britney] rarely engaged with the children in either conversation or play.”

“Many of [Britney’s] interactions with the children are not child-centered. It seems that her choices are dependent more on what [she] wants to do rather than what would be more enjoyable for the children. [She also shows a] lack of general attention at times.”

“The problem is that unless [Britney] realizes the consequences of her behavior and the impact that it has on her children, nothing is going to be successful.”

At the start of October, Britney lost her shared custody of the boys after Commissioner Gordon ruled that she had broken specific criteria for custody and he worried about her “frequent and habitual” substance abuse. The custody case will continue, with the next scheduled hearing due to take place on 26th November.