Lily Allen’s mum Alison Owen admits she feared the star would meet the same tragic end as Amy Winehouse at height of her drink and drug battles

Lily Allen’s mother Alison Owen has expressed her fears her daughter could suffer the same fate as her music contemporary Amy Winehouse.

Ahead of the release of a biopic about the late star, who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, the producer spoke about her fears for her famous child, who has battled well-documented demons with substance.

In The Times, Alison, 63, revealed she saw the slippery slope Amy fell on and feared her daughter would go down the same path at the hands of vultures in the spotlight, who were accused of overseeing Amy’s demise.

She said: ‘Lily lived up to expectations because her role model early in her success was her father (hell-raising actor Keith Allen). She had idolized him for his swearing, drug use and drunkenness. the Groucho club…

“So in her young mind she thought that’s what you did when you became famous.

Ahead of the release of a biopic about the late star, who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, the producer spoke about her fears for her famous child, who battled well-documented demons with substance (Amy in 2006)

Alison is producing the controversial Back To Black biopic with Studiocanal starring Debra Hayward and Tracey Seaward, with Sam Taylor-Johnson at the helm.

Alison reflected on seeing Amy at an industry party in the mid-1990s next to her famous daughter – and the sadness she felt at the sight of the tragic star.

She said, “Amy was as thin as a pencil. And she and Blake were in the middle of this room dancing in a completely sexual manner. Both were clearly ‘using’ and I remember thinking, ‘This is an accident waiting to happen. This is going to be a disaster.’ ‘

Lily and Amy were regularly compared because of their music style, their partying lifestyle and the era in which they rose to fame.

In 2014, Lily said of the late star: ‘(Amy) was too damn interesting for her own good. What (Amy) had to deal with was 10 times everything I had to deal with…

In The Times, Alison, 63, revealed she saw the slippery slope Amy fell down and feared her daughter would go the same way at the hands of vultures in the spotlight, who were accused of overseeing Amy’s demise (Amy pictured in 2007)

‘She had sold a lot more albums than me, and there was a lot more interest in her. There were people outside her house 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (But) I know what that was like on a much smaller level, and I felt trapped.”

In 2008, Lily said: ‘I know Amy Winehouse very well. She is very different from how people portray her. Yes, she sometimes goes crazy on drugs, but she is also a very smart, intelligent, witty and funny person who can keep it together.”

After Amy died in 2011, Lily tweeted: ‘It’s beyond sad, there’s nothing else to say. She was such a lost soul.”

While Amy’s demons ultimately led to her untimely death at the age of 27, Lily managed to turn her life around and leave alcohol and drugs behind.

She lives in New York with her second husband, actor David Harbour, and her two daughters from her marriage to Sam Cooper – Ethel Mary, 12, and Marnie Rose, 10.

Alison said of her transformation: ‘Lily was lucky. She is happy with the education of her children.’

When the film Back To Black was announced in 2022, concerned fans expressed their fears about the speed at which Amy’s life was depicted since her death.

However, Alison defended the project, which is out next month, as she spoke about meeting Amy’s husband before filming began (Amy and Blake Fielder-Civil in 2007).

She lives in New York with her second husband, actor David Harbour, and her two daughters from her marriage to Sam Cooper – Ethel Mary, 12, and Marnie Rose, 10 (photo in 2022)

Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, played by Eddie Marsan, caused shockwaves when it was revealed he is backing the film, which has come under fire for “grisly” depictions of the star’s drug addiction and also for filming her funeral.

The star’s biopic has sparked outrage among friends, with musician Neon Hitch calling the film ‘ridiculous’ and ‘tasteless’ and saying: ‘I feel very strange. Can you please let Amy rest?’

However, Alison defended the project, which is due out next month, as she spoke about meeting Amy’s husband before filming started.

Blake Fielder Civil is often mentioned and accused of complicity in her use of hard drugs, but Alison said: ‘I really liked Blake. It’s clean now…

“It took some convincing to meet me, but he looked me in the eye and said, ‘I just want you to know that I loved Amy then and I love her now.’ I found that very moving, and he has never sold a story or memorabilia, which says a lot.’

When the film Back To Black was announced in 2022, concerned fans expressed their fears about the speed at which Amy’s life was depicted since her death (Marisa Abela plays Amy in the film)