Amy Winehouse’s dad has said he’s worried that even though Amy is now beaten her drug problems, she’ll still die young because of her alcohol abuse.

Early in her career, the singer admitted to having problems with alcohol but after the huge success of her second album ‘Back to Black’ and her marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil, she swapped her addictions, moving from drink to drugs. She nearly died from an overdose in August 2007 and spent much of last year in and out of hospital before finally getting clean.

But Mitch Winehouse told OK magazine that he’s worried she’ll reach similar depths with booze - and he’s not sure he can handle it: “After she almost died twice from drug related problems, to see her walking, smiling - she has progressed so much.

“But now, if it’s alcohol instead of hard drugs - I don’t think I can go through that again.

“I’ve decided to distance myself, and whatever happens, happens. It’s her life. It’s her career. It’s her decision.”

He added that on a recent visit to see his daughter in St Lucia: “She said to me, ‘Dad thank you for pulling me out of drugs’.

“I said to her, ‘But you are the one who decided to pull out. You can do it again and stop drinking’.”