Mum Of The Year, Stacey Solomon, was photographed hoofing off a ciggie over the weekend… she's due her second child in two months.
Speaking of the photographs published, she said *inserts cockney babel fish*: "I know it doesn't look good but I only have a few cigs a day… I don't think I've let down my fans. But I do get a little stressed at times and a ciggie helps me calm down." Have a cup of camomile and a few deep breaths. Failing that, got get hypnotherapy, it worked wonders for me.
The Foxy Bingo Celebrity Mum Of The Year added: "I desperately want to stop ¬smoking and I don't want to set a bad example. It's a tough habit to break but I'm going to give it my best shot."
Beelzebub Clifford, her publicist, then chimed in: "Stacey has been smoking maximum one or two cigarettes a day but she is desperately trying to quit. She's very embarrassed about it all and is hoping all this will maybe push her into giving up."
I'm astride the tallest horse imaginable here, but isn't being pregnant enough motivation to quit smoking? You know, the thought of harming your unborn and making them smaller than average so the birth might be easier (some mums to be are under that illusion). Bottom line, one or two cigarettes is one or two too many. And if she was "smoking maximum" one or two a day, wouldn't she - you know - smoke them in the privacy of her own home, not on the street for everyone to see?
Just saying.