Reclaiming Amy – which will air on BBC Two on 23 July to coincide with the 10th anniversary of her death – features many of her close friends from before she became the world-famous soul singer we all fell in love with.
In the film, Catriona Gourlay speaks of a relationship she had with Amy and how it left the star “confused” about her sexuality. “Our relationship was so unique, undefined.
We just loved each other very much,” Catriona says. “What I took from it, knowing her, was that she was confused about what it made her.
When you have something that is so undefined for years, it’s hard. “She used to write notes while I was sleeping, saying, ‘You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.