Amy Winehouse getting intimate with a barman

It seems Amy Winehouse is in love again – she has apparently gone nuts in Brazil for a barman. The 27-year-old, who is on tour in the heart of samba country in South America, hit it off with the fellow Brit after meeting him in her Rio hotel. The Back to Black star was introduced to the lad - known only as a "scally" named Paul from the gritty Lincolnshire town - after being told he works in a bar out there. "Amy is having a great time in the carnival capital. She’s telling people back home she has met a scally from Scunthorpe and that they instantly hit it off”, said a source.

"They’ve been sneaking off together and she can’t keep the smile from her face," the source added.

Amy Winehouse to pocket 1 million dollars

Popstar Amy Winehouse will pocket USD 1 million for a hour-long performance at a party thrown by a Russian billionaire. The ‘Rehab’ hitmaker who has been out of the music scene for the past two years because of her drug and alcohol addictions, has been flown to the Russian capital by private jet to perform at a New Year’s Eve party. It is her first private gig since billionaire Roman Abramovich paid her USD 2.5 million to sing at the launch of his girlfriend’s Moscow art gallery in 2008. The 27 year old plans to use the show as preparation for six gigs in Brazil in January that will net her around USD 500,000. "This is the strongest Amy has felt in a very long time. She is determined to go down in history as a world-class performer, not someone who ruined a spectacular talent through drugs. The long road back starts in Moscow. This is like a warm-up with a nice financial bonus," said a source.

Winehouse arrived at the city’s Vnukovo Airport on Thursday. Two Mercedes vans whisked her and her entourage to a USD 2500 a night hotel.