Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse’s friends are reportedly relieved to see the singer is finally gaining weight, after swapping drugs and cigarettes for sweets.

Amy showed off her new less-skeletal figure after checking out of hospital this week. She was admitted to the London Clinic with a lung infection last weekend and a source told the Mirror: “She underwent various tests and scans in hospital, checking that her emphysema hadn’t returned, and was delighted to be given a clean bill of health.

“Amy’s been told to give up the smoking and is trying to cut down. She’s replaced the fags with traditional pick ‘n’ mix, installing a £5,000 fairground sweetshop in her pad.

“She’s been gorging herself on candy but we’d rather she was overdosing on sugary cola bottles than crack cocaine.

“Amy’s put on around a stone in weight and is now a much healthier eight stone. She’s still very slender - just not worryingly skeletal.”