Amy Winehouse's Dolly admiration

Jun 19, 2007, 7:00 GMT

British singer Amy Winehouse arrives for the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on 03 June 2007. EPA/JIM RUYMEN

Amy Winehouse says Dolly Parton's look is "cool".

The 'Rehab' singer, who says Dolly is one of her favourite style icons, is impressed by the efforts Parton goes to in maintaining her glamorous image for her husband.

Amy told Britain's Style magazine: "I heard she wakes up every day four hours before her husband to put on her face. Four hours! I think that's cool."

Amy, who is known for her trademark messy beehive hairstyle and thick black eyeliner, confessed she loves "looking after" her man.

She said: "I've always been a little homemaker."

The 23-year-old, who wed Blake Fielder-Civil in a secret US ceremony last month, confessed she and her husband write each other secret notes when they are in public "all the time".

Amy, who was separated from Blake for a year before they married, confessed the heartbreak almost pushed her to the edge and inspired many of the tracks on her 'Back To Black' album.

She said: "All the songs are about the state of my relationship at the time with Blake. I thought we'd never see each other again. He laughs about it now. He's like, 'What do you mean, you thought we'd never see each other again? We love each other. We've always loved each other.'

"But I don't think it's funny. I wanted to die."

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