She won 2011 Celebrity Mum of the Year, but over the weekend singer and TV presenter Stacey Solomon shocked fans when she was caught smoking – at 7 months pregnant! Of course, we immediately wondered what those of you with a Mother & Baby magazine subscription would think of the situation.
Expectant mothers know the harmful risks on the unborn baby that come with smoking during pregnancy, which is why women who do smoke usually give up for the duration.
Solomon is clearly embarrassed by her actions and has spoken to The People about why she hasn’t given up: "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.
"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."
She adds that the doctor advised her it would be more stressful to her body to give up smoking cold turkey than to just have a few.
We just hope that Solomon’s smoking has no long-term effects on her second child – who will be a brother or sister to her three-year-old son Zach – and hope that if she needs any help or advice to help her manage her stress levels, she can turn to a Mother & Baby magazine subscription.
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Posted by Arabella Gibson.