It was supposed to be the role of a lifetime, but Marisa Abela says she was left bruised by the negative response to her portrayal of Amy Winehouse in Back To Black. But the project, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and co-starring Jack O'Connell as the singer's drug-dependent boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil, divided critics following its 2024 release. Reflecting on the negative critical response, Abela, 29 - who returned to HBO with the eagerly anticipated fourth season of Industry on Sunday evening - says it made for tough reading. Joining Industry co-star Myha’la in a new cover shoot for the January edition of Glamour magazine, she said: 'It was really hard. The couple's school friends, Liadán Dunlea and Iwan Davis, performed a touching rendition of 'May You Never' by John Martyn.

Source: Daily Mail January 12, 2026 23:45 UTC