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Still living on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Amy Winehouse was spotted out on the beach with a young friend earlier today (June 1).

The tattooed songstress was scantily clad in a black and white bikini top with denim shorts as she held a cigarette in one hand and the little girl’s hand in the other.

And though Amy relocated to St. Lucia as a means of cleaning up her life and recording a new album, according to everyone around her she’s back on the downward spiral of alcohol abuse.

An inside source told press, “I know she writes music in her room a lot. I’ve heard people say she often runs out of paper and calls the hotel reception to ask them to bring more. She definitely hasn’t been spending much time in the studio lately, though.”

“Over the past couple of weeks she’s been drinking more and more. She used to have color in her drinks – you know, juice – but now all I can see is clear liquid. She used to disappear into the studio for days at a time, but I don’t see that happening at the moment.”