The Kooks star Luke Pritchard was shocked to be subjected to a torrent of abuse from hard-living British singer Amy Winehouse.

The Naive singer approached Winehouse at a recording of BBC music show Later With Jools Holland to lavish praise on her latest album Back To Black, but he was left speechless when Winehouse responded to his compliments with a foul-mouthed tirade.

“All I said to her was that I enjoyed her latest album. And suddenly, out of the blue, she had a massive go at me. At one point she told me to f**king pull my head out of my a**e. It was really weird. Everyone was just standing around looking at her,” he says.

“It’s strange because she was really nice to begin with. But when I went up to her at the photoshoot she suddenly turned really cold. She’s crackers. I f**king don’t give a s**t. Some people are just like that.”

However, Pritchard refuses to hold a grudge. “I still think she’s great. I didn’t really like her first album but I love her second. She’s got an amazing voice,” he added.