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| • | quit - "she kicked her 40-a-day smoking habit by chewing celery, suckin g frozen grapes and filling up with popcorn" , "the ex-model, who smoked for 2 0 years", "'I had to get the nicotine levels lower and lower in my body so it wasn't such a shock to the system when I gave up'. Gradually, she changed to milder and milder cigarettes. By the time she flew to Hawaii, she was on the mildest version of her favourite Silk Cut.", Today (UK), Mar. 9, '94 |
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| • | quit - "I have so much empathy with smokers. I used to smoke two, sometimes three packets a day", UK newspaper, where?, c. '96 |
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| • | quit - "She quit after 20 years of smoking and saw her weight balloon.", The Express (UK), Apr. 4, '97 |
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| • | quit - "Giving up is not as difficult as you think, according to Marie Helvin. Marie admits she used to smoke up to 60 cigarettes a day. But after ten smoke-free years, her complexion has improved beyond recognition. 'My skin has lost its greyness and looks much more healthy since I gave up smoking,' she says. 'Quitting is not as hard as many people believe. Just try these commonsense ways to kicking the habit.' - Take it slowly. If you smoke high tar cigarettes, try smoking low tar cigarettes, and gradually go down the scale - Train your mind to dislike smoke. Think about how disgusting it is to swallow smoke or to smell of cigarettes - When you get the urge to smoke, tell your mind that your body wants something else, like a glass of water, or a walk", website, Jun. '03
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| • | "Other celebs who have used (Allen) Carr's methods include Sir Richard Branson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julie Christie, Marie Helvin, Leslie Grantham, Martin Clunes, Robson Green, Sean Bean and Ronnie O'Sullivan.", Sunday Mirror (UK), Oct. 31, '04
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| • | "I waited outside to finish my cigarette", Daily Telegraph (UK), Sep. 13, '08
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| • | quit - "used to smoke and walk everywhere barefoot, even London. 'I could stub cigarettes out on the soles of my feet, that's how hard the skin was'", The Times (UK), May 20, '09
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| • | quit - "I quit smoking when I was 40, but in those days, none of us ate and so we smoked and drank to stave off the hunger", Daily Mail (UK), Dec. 3, '09
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| • | quit - "I gave up smoking when I was 39", Daily Mail (UK), Feb. 9, '10
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| • | quit - "I started smoking when I was 14, because it looked cool. As soon as I quit, about 19 years ago, my skin improved within 10 days, looking brighter and healthier. My boyfriend at the time, the singer Peter Gabriel, made me quit. He said it was like kissing an ashtray", Daily Telegraph (UK), Jun. 8, '10
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| • | quit - "admits she used to smoke up to 60 cigarettes a day. But after ten smoke-free years, her complexion has improved beyond recognition", GMTV website (UK), when?
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