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Marisa Abela reveals the strict regime she followed to shrink to Amy Winehouse's slender frame and the debilitating effect it had on her


Marisa Abela has revealed how much she had to push herself physically to prepare for her role as Amy Winehouse in the anticipated Back To Black biopic.

Marisa has revealed the strict regime she followed to shrink to Amy's slender frame, telling Harper's Bazaar UK she 'feeling frailer' helped her with her characterisation. The actress is aware of the controversies surrounding Amy and the decision to make a biopic, with some fans and friends of the late star complaining that it exploits her distress. Feeling frailer and smaller helped – I hadn't understood, before, how much that affects your tempo' the actress explained (pictured with Jack O'Connell who plays Blake Fielder-Civil)

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