I think we can all agree that smoking cigarettes during pregnancy is
not a good idea. But apparently the people behind the long-running
British soap opera "Coronation Street," haven't gotten the memo.
Alison King, who stars as Carla on "Street," is being asked to smoke as part of a new storyline that has been developed for her character.
The actress and her boyfriend are expecting their first child, and
evidently Alison gave up her smoking habit as soon as she discovered
she was expecting. Supposedly the producers of the show have agreed to
let her smoke herbal cigarettes during her scenes as a substitute for
the usual nicotine ones. But a doctor with the British Lung Federation
says even herbal cigarettes are potentially harmful because they also
contain tar.
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