Amy Winehouse may be suffering from tuberculosis

Amy Winehouse might be suffering from tuberculosis as she's reportedly been coughing up blood and suffering a severe chest infection, it has emerged.

The 24-year-old has suffered further weight loss and a loss of appetite - all symptoms of the deadly disease. Winehouse also has an irregular heartbeat and doctors have put her on a drip as they try to get her off her drug addiction.

"Amy is in a bad way. Doctors are still struggling to control her heartbeat but the chest condition has been really worrying them," The Sun quoted a friend, as saying.

"She'd been been suffering horrible coughing fits and hurling up blood for a while but refused to be examined. Doctors now believe it is tuberculosis and are doing more tests to be certain," the friend added.

The 'Rehab' singer collapsed at her home in Camden, North London, on June 16 and was rushed to a clinic by dad Mitch. Doctors were trying to discover if the collapse is related to a seizure she suffered last August when she was hospitalised after a huge drug binge.

"Things sound really bad, but at least now they have found something specific it will be easier to keep her in hospital and free from drugs," a source said. "The word tuberculosis might frighten her into getting herself well. It certainly should do. "She needs to realise she will die if she she doesn't clean up her act," the source added.

Amy Winehouse to pose nude for a Photoshoot

English singer songwriter Amy Winehouse has posed nude for a photo shoot for a charity campaign. The campaign is in aid of raising breast cancer awareness among young women, Contactmusic reported.

The troubled 24-year-old 'Rehab' singer will be seen naked in the April (08) issue of British magazine Easy Living, where she has stripped off for photographer Carolyn Djangoly.

The pictures, which are in black and white, shows Winehouse as playing a guitar, which covers her genitals, while two pieces of duct tape cover her nipples.

Amy will not be the only celebrity who is posing naked for the campaign, joining her are singer Sade and actress Helena Bonham Carter, who have also agreed to remove their clothes for the picture project.

Amy Winehouse to launch a clothing range

Amy Winehouse is rumoured to be in talks about bringing out her own clothing line.

Famed for her unique style, including her beehive hairdo and heavy eyeliner, Amy, 24, will help fans create a similar look for themselves.

'Amy's style has been copied by girls around the country and there's a lot of money to be made,' a source tells The Sun. 'It's a very distinctive look.

'Amy wants to bring out a range of cosmetics and fashion products. There could be hairspray, head scarves, liquid eyeliner and perfume.'

Meanwhile, Amy was photographed in London's Soho last night with scratches on her left arm.