Filming for the Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’ is underway, and some of the first images of British actress Marisa Abela dressed as the late singer have hit the internet streets…
Beehive hairdo? Check. Massive hoop earrings from Claire’s? Check. Everything else? Ehhh not so much. Giving serious Cher Lloyd and Louis Walsh vibes tbh. Here’s the general reaction on Twitter:
This looks absolutely terrible. Amy deserves better. https://t.co/8tK8cemRKM
— Jason Reid (@JasonReidUK) January 16, 2023
100% done and approved by her Grifter Dad.
— Mikey Walsh (@thatbloodyMikey) January 16, 2023
Oh Christ on a bike. Who is that?!
— Gary Finnerty (@gazfinnerty) January 16, 2023
…they aint have nobody else in the audition that looked more like her?
— mir 🪩 (@myarieswrld) January 16, 2023
What on Earth is all that about ? 🤦🏽♀️😂
— Natalie Rowe (@RealNatalieRowe) January 16, 2023
If Eastenders did a Winehouse biopic
— AnitaDrumBeater 🍊 (@drummergirl2000) January 16, 2023
Tough crowd. The good news is, with expectations so low, Brighton girl Marisa Abela has every opportunity to knock this role out of the park like she did the role of Yasmin in ‘Industry’ and really shut everyone up. Not that I think anyone is questioning her acting chops or having a go at her personally, it’s just that from those stills, she doesn’t look much like the Amy Winehouse we all knew and loved.
Unless you ask the Daily Express – they reckon she’s the ‘spitting image’!
Here’s a couple more of her on set:
Too early to know when ‘Back To Black’ will be released, but hopefully it does Amy some kind of justice in the telling of her life and career before her untimely death on July 23, 2011, at the age of 27. Never forget:
