Mitch 'never knew how talented Amy was'

Amy Winehouse’s father has admitted that he realised how talented his daughter was only after she died.

The 27-year-old was found dead from alcohol poisoning in her north London home on July 23 last year.

After watching footage of his daughter in concert in a preview of BBC4 documentary 'The Day She Came To Dingle', Mitch Winehouse told the Radio Times: “I always knew she was a good singer, but I was so busy running after her and pulling her out of trouble and telling her off and taking her here, there and everywhere.”

He added: “Looking at that (footage) I realised that there’s a lot I didn’t know about Amy.

“One of the things I didn’t know about her was what an incredible genius she was, which is strange – because I’m her dad, so I should know that, shouldn’t I?”

He told the magazine: “Because I was so close to her, I didn’t fully get it - and now, unfortunately, it’s taken Amy’s passing for me to understand that.”