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Amy Winehouse's parents Mitch and Janis made a red carpet appearance as they attended the world premiere of Back To Black in London on Monday.
The controversial film tells the life their talented daughter (played by actress Marissa Abela) who tragically died from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011.
The couple, who also share son Alex and divorced in 1993 when Amy was nine, put on a united front and flashed smiles while gracing the red carpet.
Mitch, 73, who is portrayed by Eddie Marsan in the movie, cut a dapped figure in a smart black suit which he wore with a white shirt and tie.
Meanwhile Janis, 69, who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, looked lovely in a floral dress as she walked with the help of a frame and headed into the cinema to see herself be played on the big screen by Juliet Cowan.
Amy Winehouse's parents Mitch and Janis made a red carpet appearance as they attended the world premiere of Back To Black in London on Monday
The couple, who also share son Alex and divorced in 1993 when Amy was nine, put on a united front while gracing the red carpet.
The controversial film tells the life their talented daughter who tragically died from alcohol poisoning aged just 27 in 2011 (pictured with Amy in 2008)
Mitch and Janis split after he began an affair with colleague Jane, a woman he would go on to marry in 1996, before splitting last year following the strain of losing Amy.
During the dalliance Mitch made no real effort to disguise his feelings for Jane and brazenly brought her home on Friday nights for Jewish family suppers.
Eventually Janis had enough and took put Amy and Alex into her car and drove to Janes' flat to confront the lovers.
Despite their messy split Janis has since forgiven Mitch and they have remained bonded by their desperate quest to save their daughter from her addictions. 'None of us are perfect', Mitch said.
'Jane was so even tempered, as was Janis. They need to be with me – I'm a Sagittarian tiger! Actually, we get on better.
'We are all still friends and all still running the [Amy Winehouse] Foundation together.'
The biopic 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?'
Last year friends of Amy voiced their fury
