Marisa Abela looked chic as she walked the red carpet at the London premiere of Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black on Monday.
The actress, 27, stars as singer Amy – who tragically died from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011 – while actor Jack O’Connell, 33, plays her widower Blake Fielder-Civil.
Screen star Marisa wore a black halter neck, floor-length dress with a fishtail train which swept the floor as she posed for awaiting photographers.
The garment perfectly accentuated her hourglass figure as she arrived at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square.
Her hair was slightly raised at the back, although it did not emulate Amy’s famous towering beehive.
Marisa Abela looked chic as she walked the red carpet at the London premiere of Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black on Monday
She was seen posing on arrival with Jack who wore a white T-shirt under a long black coat. He wore a pair of matching black trousers and some smart black shoes to complete his look
The actress, 27, stars as singer Amy – who tragically died from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011 – while actor Jack O’Connell , 33, plays her widower Blake Fielder-Civil
She was seen posing on arrival with Jack who wore a white T-shirt under a long black coat.
He wore a pair of matching black trousers and some smart patent black shoes to complete his look.
The pair were seen posing with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57, and actor Eddie Marsan, 55, who plays Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, on the red carpet.
Marisa could be seen smiling as she greeted Sam, who wore a black sleeveless dress which reached almost down to her ankles and matching heels.
Eddie looked dapper in a black suit with a matching shirt and shoes for the event.
Back To Black, which has been endorsed by Amy’s father Mitch (played by Eddie Marsan) has drawn outrage from the singer’s pals who slammed it for it’s ‘ghoulish’ depictions of the star’s drug addiction and also filming her funeral.
Blake, who was wed to the singer between 2007 and 2009, previously admitted introducing her to heroin and is seen by many of her fans as partly responsible for her death from alcohol poisoning.
In the trailer, Amy declares she wants to be known for more than her singing and her desperation to be a mother, before sadly dying childless.
Blake, who was wed to the singer between 2007 and 2009, previously admitted introducing her to heroin and is seen by many of her fans as partly responsible for her death (pictured together in 2005)
Screen star Marisa wore a black halter neck, floor-length dress with a fishtail train which swept the floor as she posed for awaiting photographers
The garment perfectly accentuated her hourglass figure as she arrived at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
Her hair was slightly raised at the back, although it did not emulate Amy’s famous towering beehive
Back To Black, which has been endorsed by Amy’s father Mitch, has drawn outrage from the singer’s pals who slammed it for it’s ‘ghoulish’ depictions of the star’s drug addiction
In the trailer, Amy declares she wants to be known for more than her singing and her desperation to be a mother, before sadly dying childless
In one emotional scene she describes Blake as ‘her life and soul’ before their on/off relationship inspires her to write the iconic track Back To Black (actor Jack O’Connell pictured)
Last year Blake said he’d have done ‘almost everything differently’ in their relationship as he marked what would have been Amy’s 40th birthday
In one emotional scene she describes Blake as ‘her life and soul’ before their on/off relationship inspires her to write the iconic track Back To Black.
Last year Blake said he’d have done ‘almost everything differently’ in their relationship as he marked what would have been Amy’s 40th birthday.
Blake, who rarely gives interviews, was asked by Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard what he would have done differently. He replied: ‘Almost everything’.
He continued: ‘Its sad but I wanted to say happy birthday to Amy. It’s devastating she’s not here. I think about her all the time, I thought about her this morning when I said my happy birthday to her, she was my best friend.
‘If it wasn’t for certain factors I think it could have been a different outcome. Everything happened very quickly for Amy. We were young.’
It comes after Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, who is played by Eddie Marsan in the movie, caused shockwaves when it was revealed he is endorsing the film, which has come under fire for ‘ghoulish’ depictions of the star’s drug addiction and also filming her funeral.
The biopic of the star has drawn outrage from pals, with musician Neon Hitch, branding the film ‘ridiculous’ and ‘tasteless’, saying: ‘I feel very strange. Can you please all let Amy rest?’
Friends voiced their fury with her father, after he allowed ghoulish scenes of Amy’s drugs overdose to be filmed at her old flat. Last February, Marisa was seen with an oxygen mask as she left the property in north London.
The pair were seen posing with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57 (second left), and actor Eddie Marsan, 55 (left), who plays Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, on the red carpet
Marisa could be seen smiling as she greeted Sam, who wore a black sleeveless dress which reached almost down to her ankles and matching heels
Eddie (left) looked dapper in a black suit with a matching shirt and shoes for the event
Eddie wore a velvet jacket and posed casually with his hands in his pockets on the red carpet
The cast member completed his look by wearing a pair of thick-rimmed black glasses
Eddie plays the late Amy’s father Mitch (seen here in the film as Mitch with Marisa as Amy)
Amy’s parents Janis Winehouse and Mitch Winehouse were both in attendance of the world premiere of the film
Juliet Cowan, who plays Amy’s mother Janis Winehouse in the film, wore a black dress with short ruffled sleeves
The flat is now owned by Mitch, who also features in the scene, as Eddie was seen filming alongside Marisa and other actors playing paramedics.
At the time, Amy’s friends were devastated that her father had given his permission for the flat in Camden to be used to recreate one of his daughter’s darkest moments, which took place in August 2008.
It followed a 36-hour marathon drug-taking session, which ended with her checking in to the £10k-a-week Causeway Retreat rehabilitation centre on Osea Island, Essex.
One told The Mail on Sunday: ‘The fact that Amy’s father has said OK to a scene where she had an overdose in the flat she lived in is disgusting. It was such a personal thing and it’s so upsetting and not needed…
‘It’s like the film is reliving all the darkest moments in her life, when there were so many more amazing moments. All we’re seeing is the depressing stuff, but that’s not who she was. Mitch should be ashamed.
‘His behaviour is shocking. He didn’t know what went on or what she was like with us all during those years. Amy would really hate that they’re focusing on all the dark stuff that she went through.’
Amy lived at the flat until 2010, when she bought a four-storey house nearby, where she was found dead the following year.
It was later confirmed she died of alcohol poisoning.
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson was seen posing with her actor husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who she married in 2012
The couple could be seen looking lovingly into one another’s eyes as they posed at the glitzy event
Aaron wore a black leather jacket over a black shirt which he left unbuttoned at the collar, along with a pair of smart trousers
Sam Buchanan, who plays Amy’s music manager Nick Shymansky in the movie, wore a black shirt which he left unbuttoned at the collar and a pair of matching trousers
Actor Ryan O’Doherty plays Amy’s ex Chris Taylor in the film. Amy is said to have written her song Stronger Than Me about Chris
Back to Black writer Matt Greenhalgh wore a smart brown suit with a white shirt and gold tie for the premiere
The biopic has been teased for several years after Amy’s estate signed a deal to make a biopic about her life and career in 2018.
However, the film has attracted significant controversy prior to its release with many accusing the project of ‘exploiting the singer’s legacy’ and ‘capitalising off her trauma’.
Fans have taken to social media to protest the movie and have said they will boycott it because they believe that people should ‘let her rest’.
Amy’s grief-stricken friends have also spoken out against the biopic.
They believe it is early for such a film to be made and fuming that the makers of the film failed to consult them about Amy’s life.
However, movies about late stars have been released sooner. I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a film telling the life story of pop star Whitney Houston, who died a year later, in 2012, is currently in cinemas.
Sir Elton John’s husband David Furnish wore a smart navy blue suit and carried a black bag with him
Podcast host and social media star Grace Keeling, known as GK Barry, wore a floor-length black dress for the event
Radio broadcaster and television presenter Clara Amfo wore a pinstripe grey minidress with a low cut sweetheart neckline and matching jacket, along with some towering red platform heels
One insider said: ‘It all feels very fast, almost a bit smash and grab.’
They also questioned how the paparazzi were presented during scenes filmed last week.
Onlookers say photographers were depicted as being aggressive towards Ms Winehouse, while in reality the pop star, who was 27 when she died, had a respectful relationship with them and grew to be friendly with some.
They claim that executives working on Back To Black have not been in touch to ask about their memories of the late singer, raising fears that the film will be inaccurate.
One told The Mail on Sunday that they are also unhappy at the casting of Marisa because, despite the near perfect wig she wears and the identical tattoos, they do not think she looks like the Rehab singer.
‘Nobody consulted us about Amy,’ said the friend. ‘How can it be authentic and accurate if they don’t know the real Amy or the truth about what happened in her final years?
Marisa looked stylish as she arrived at the premiere afterparty wearig a red mini dress with puff sleeves
The dress featured shimmering silver buttons down the front and sides and she wore a pair of black platform heels
Ryan O’Doherty was seen wearing the same suit he had on the premiere as he arrived with Harley Bird, who plays Juliette in the film, and is also known as the voice of Peppa Pig
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson wore a brown leather jacket over her black mini dress as she arrived hand-in-hand with husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Sam carried a black clutch bag and accessorised with a pair of glistening silver earrings for the evening
Sam showed off his edgy style credentials in his black leather jacket
Late singer Amy’s mother Janis Winehouse wore a black dress with a lilac flower design
She appeared in good spirits as she arrived, smiling at onlookers as she headed into the afterparty
‘We are against this and we are upset.
‘Amy was absolutely striking.’
They also contrast the Roedean-educated actress’s social background with London-born Amy, who was known for her streetwise persona.
Although Miss Abela attended the £20,000-a-year Roedean school in Brighton, East Sussex, she grew up in a modest semi-detached bungalow with her mother.
Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse wore a smart black dinner jacket with a black tie and a white shirt
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