Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse’s husband Blake Fielder-Civil reportedly bartered signed pictures of the singer in order to obtain the heroin that nearly killed him last week.

Along with six fellow immates, Blake was rushed to HMP Pentonville’s hospital facility last Monday after taking a contaminated batch of the drug.

Now a source has told the Sun: “Blake has to pay for his gear somehow – and he has no qualms about cashing in on his wife’s fame.”

“He’ll take orders from other inmates then ask Amy to bring in signed photos of herself during visits.”

“He usually gets her to write a little personalised note to make it look authentic. Once he’s back on the wing he’ll swap these for Joeys [slang for a hit of heroin].”

“The boys think they’ll get a few quid for them on eBay. It’s not clear whether she knows exactly what’s going on … but she must find it strange that all these so-called prison hardmen have suddenly become starstruck Amy Winehouse fans.”

Blake initially claimed to have been drug-free since going through a cold-turkey period after entering the prison in November but an inside source claims he’s repeatedly failed drug tests over the last few weeks. Amy is reportedly been treated with methadone and other prescription drugs to beat her own heroin and crack addictions.