Falling apart: Stick-thin Amy Winehouse more ravaged than ever... as she admits: 'I can't go on like this'

It was a high society ball attended by a host of VIPs in their most glamorous gowns.

But somehow Amy Winehouse didn't get the dress code quite right.

Wearing scruffy animal print shorts, the troubled star looked shockingly skinny and ill as she performed at the End of Summer Ball in London's Berkeley Square last night.

With her gaunt physique, unkempt hair, smudged makeup and scratches on her legs the singer looked more unwell than ever.

The 25-year-old admitted she was on the verge of a breakdown after a night of worryingly shambolic behaviour — even by her standards.

The troubled star embarrassed herself by ruining her 12-year-old goddaughter’s debut singing performance and lashing out at a photographer before collapsing and sobbing: 'Life can’t go on. I can’t do this any more.'

The singer was at the Berkeley Square Ball in Mayfair to provide backing vocals for her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield.

But onlookers were shocked at how out of it Amy was, and the audience at the charity bash cringed as she grabbed and hugged Dionne as she tried to perform.

The pair were joined on stage by a live band and one of Amy’s backing singers for the three-song set.

We’re told: 'It was tragic — she seemed totally wasted. She was jumping all over Dionne as the poor girl tried to sing for the crowd. Amy didn’t really sing a single note — it sounded more like she was grunting down the mic.'

At the end of the performance, Amy’s backing singer told the crowd: 'Isn’t she great? She’s only 12-years-old!'

But Amy crowed: 'She’s better than you — it doesn’t matter how old she is.'

She then roamed from table to table, demanding to meet famous people.

Sugababe Heidi Range was sent to talk to her but couldn’t keep her attention long.

Our spy said: 'Amy was then asked to pose for the event’s official photographer, but flipped and tried to headbutt him. She looked like a woman possessed.'

But backstage things took a turn for the worse. Our spy adds: 'Amy collapsed backstage in tears. She kept saying, ‘Life can’t go on, I can’t do this’.'
It was a sorry return to the public eye for Amy, who has kept a low profile recently.

She arrived at her Camden home at the end of the night with only one shoe and looking horribly dishevelled.

Among the 850 guests at the glittering event were Kate Middleton's younger sister Pippa, Sugababe Heidi Range, model Emma Noble and former Atomic Kitten Liz McLarnon.

Party-goers paid £750 for tickets which included a meal by by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White and cocktails prepared by exclusive restaurant Nobu.

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From Hermione to amazing Grace: Emma Watson's stunning new look

The porcelain elegance, faraway expression and sparkle of diamonds say Grace Kelly.

But then that was exactly what Emma Watson was hoping for.

The 18-year-old who made her name in the Harry Potter films is an actress after all.


And in a series of glamorous photos for Italian Vogue, she showed she can play roles rather more grown-up than Harry's magical sidekick Hermione Granger.

Miss Watson was photographed by Mark Seliger, whose previous subjects have included the rather less glamorous Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Kurt Cobain.

Mark encouraged me to become a different person or character for each photograph and so they all tell different stories,' she explained.
Grace kelly'So, in the end, I combined two loves: art and fashion and acting. I learned a lot and have found a whole new respect for the hard work models put into their work and for the couture. A love affair has begun.'

Miss Watson, who is currently working on the final Harry Potter film, is becoming a familiar face on the fashion circuit.

She has signed up to the Storm agency which also represents Kate Moss, Carla Bruni and Lily Cole.

The young actress, said to be heading for university post-Potter, could find herself in demand as a cover girl instead.

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Yes, we're gay! Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson finally confirm Hollywood's worst kept secret

After months of speculation about their relationship Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have finally confirmed they are a couple.

The pair were talking to an American radio DJ who asked them how long they had been together.

'A very long time,' replied 22-year-old actress Lohan, who has been living with the 30-year-old DJ since May.

The couple had rung the show to speak to DJ Stryker on Sunday about the plane crash in which their close friend Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein was badly burned on Friday night.
He told them: 'I hope you guys stay together, you're a very lovely looking couple.' Lohan then thanked him.

The couple are rumoured to be buying a house together in New York. They have been inseparable since the start of 2008, stirring rumours that they were secret lovers.

They made their affection for each other public on numerous occasions.

Earlier this month, they shared a tender moment on a street in New York. After shopping in Soho they were seen kissing outside the Mercer Hotel.

London born Ronson, the sister of Mark Ronson, also visited Lohan on the set of Ugly Betty, as she filmed her guest appearance for the hit show.

Meanwhile, Lohan's father has hit out at Ronson again.

Just one month after Michael Lohan publicly criticised Ronson for 'using my daughter', an email in which he slams the DJ as a 'disgusting representation of humanity' has reportedly come to light.

In the email, published by entertainment news agency X17, Michael allegedly writes: 'There is a lot more to Samantha than meets the eye! Not that what we see is sooo pleasing anyway!

'I mean, what’s with this… “person”??? Look at the way she “dresses”? Once more, she uses her middle finger more that she uses words! Personally, I think she is dark, hideous and a disgusting representation of humanity!

'I heard and know more about Samantha than you can imagine. Yet, while I haven't exposed her, I know that God will.'

Following several years of estrangement, Lohan reunited with her father after checking into rehab last year.

But last month, Lohan rebuked her dad after the born-again Christian accused Ronson of passing alcohol to the young Hollywood star.

Lohan wrote on her MySpace page: 'It really hurts, because I have tried - after all that my mother and siblings have gone through, I really tried to make things work.

'For the hope of having a father again - wanting things to change - even though people have said, some people will forever remain the same.

'Having said that - the people were right, and he is yet to change - but this time, without his daughter by his side.

'He has become a public embaressment [sic] and a bully.'

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Joined at the hip: Lovers Lindsay and Sam Ronson get VERY cosy at post-Emmys party

Lindsay Lohan looks all aglow as she and DJ love Samantha Ronson cosy up at a post-Emmys party last night.

Looking relaxed and healthy dressed in a gold velvet mini-dress, the rehabilitated Hollywood wildchild sat with her girlfriend cuddled up in her lap, seemingly content at the intimate display of affection.

Lindsay and Samantha were seen at the TV Guide after-party for the Emmys, and are rarely far from the other's side.

So it should come as no surprise that the pair are said to have set their sights on a love nest - a $5million flat in famous Dakota building - in New York, much to the residents reported annoyance.

A source told The News of the World newspaper: 'Lindsay’s had her eye on the Dakota building for years.

'It's an iconic building and she's not bothered about the complaints from residents. She plans to make it a hotbed for parties.'

The actress apparently has some way out plans for the pad according to the paper.

Top designers will put in a circular bed adorning a leopard print headboard, individual bathrooms (one pink and one black) complete with 'Hers and Hers' monogrammed towels, and a DJ area with a glitter ball.

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Oh my God! Britney Spears finally looks really thin... but not THAT thin

No longer can the 'pot belly' and 'jiggly thighs' jibes be levelled at the comeback princess of pop Britney Spears.

The singer stepped out in Hollywood last night for a frappucino and a visit to the cinema looking slimmer than she has for months.

But on the same day promotional shots were released for her new single, showing the singer almost unrecognisable in a PVC bodysuit and stilettos.

She looked so unbelievably svelte that it could perhaps be suggested that her shots had undergone a spot of airbrushing.

Yesterday it was a dressed down Britney who faced the paparazzi as she left the cinema in Hollywood after seeing Kate Hudson's romantic comedy My Best Friend's Girl.


Britney's new look signalled a return to form for the star, who has been kept out of the limelight following her very public meltdown earlier this year.

But following a successful return to the public arena at this year's MTV awards, the singer has slowly begun to return to public life.

She was seen out just hours after attending a family day out at the Polo in the Palisades event at the Will Rogers Polo Club.

The singer was accompanied by father Jamie who had a team in the event playing called the Spears Family.

Britney's new look heralds the singer's return to something near normality a year after her disastrous comeback attempt at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Enlarge britney spearsBritney suffered a very public meltdown following her disastrous performance at the 2007 MTV awards

Last month the singer won the first three Moonman statuettes of her career.

The pop singer, whose career has been overshadowed in recent years by a litany of personal woes, took home the awards for video of the year, best pop video and best female video, all for the track Piece Of Me.

Spears politely thanked God, her children and her record label before quickly leaving the stage.

Coming after months of erratic, often drug-fuelled madness - including a lengthy stint in a rehab clinic - it marked the moment when the public perception of Britney shifted.

Britney's rehabilitation has been attributed to the influence of both her father - who is charged with handling her finances - and the return of manager Larry Rudolph.

Earlier this summer, Rudolph went on record to admit: 'I have spent time with her, and she is on the right path because she has people around her who care about her well-being.

'But this isn't the time to talk business. This is a time for healing.'

Meanwhile, the star will be returning to court next month to revisit her ongoing illegal driving case.

The trial, which was originally scheduled to begin in January, has been moved to October following a Los Angeles Superior Court judge's ruling after the star's lawyers argued she was incapable of issuing a deposition at the time - due to her much-publicised health issues.

She is currently working on her new album.

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