SET to air on BBC Two on July 23, Reclaiming Amy has already caused a stir among Amy Winehouse’s fans.
In the documentary, one of the singer’s closest friends named Catriona Gourlay opened up about her relationship with the star. We have the lowdown on her.
Who is Catriona Gourlay?
Aside from her close bond with Amy, Catriona is at the head of her own private company, Mystery Blonde Management Limited.
Although not much can be found about the business, it was launched back in September 2020 and is based in Brighton, East Sussex.
This is also a location Catriona has shown herself in on multiple occasions on her Instagram account.
Her handle, @mittenslap, directs her many followers (1,748 exactly) to numerous selfies and heartwarming snaps of her adorable poodle, Lily.
Did Catriona Gourlay date Amy Winehouse?
Catriona has opened up about her loving friendship with Amy in the BBC Two documentary, Reclaiming Amy.
Many of Amy’s closest friends and family members have decided to speak up in order to “reclaim” her story and talk about how her untimely death impacted them.
Catriona went on to explain that she had an “undefined” and “unique” relationship with the star.
Since then, many media outlets have interpreted these words as a confirmation that the women were once dating.
Catriona quickly shot these rumours down with a post shared on Instagram, this Thursday, July 15.
“I’m really disappointed that certain media outlets have chosen to run stories that use incredibly salacious terminology – ‘fling’, ‘affair’, ‘ex -lover’ and so on”, she first wrote in the caption.
“Six years is by no means a ‘fling’ and, quite frankly, if that’s the only thing you glean from me talking about our very long close friendship in the documentary you’ve totally missed the point.”
“Our friendship was years longer than that, the physical side being a bi product of what was, first and foremost, two people being madly into each other as mates. Why make it sound sordid?!”
What has Catriona Gourlay said about Amy Winehouse?
Catriona Lundie Gourlay recently made headlines ahead of the tenth anniversary of Amy’s death as she made it known that the Rehab singer was left confused about her sexuality.
“We just loved each other very much and what I took from it, knowing her, is that she was confused about what it made her”, Catriona said.
“When you have something that is so undefined for years, it’s hard because it’s the thing that I think is so fundamental in understanding her and the things that did trouble her.”
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For Catriona, “perhaps people don’t realise that there were other relationships in her life where someone really did love her and care about her and would have done anything in her power to make her happy.”
She also recalled how Amy once joked in an interview: “I’m not a lesbian until I’ve had four sambucas.”
Unfortunately, Amy wasn’t able to find her place as her alcoholism and mental health issues caught up with her.
The singer passed away due to alcohol poisoning at the age of 27, like many other icons before her, on July 23, 2011. A death that shook the world.