Jennifer Aniston and Prince Harry were among the celebrities who used to smoke but decided to quit for good.
Jennifer Aniston is popularly known for her role in Friends. Meanwhile, Prince Harry became a global figure for being a member of the British royal family. Both are just like Barack Obama, Whoopi Goldberg, Adele and more in the sense that they smoke too but quit.
Jennifer Aniston used to smoke
The Sun compiled the names of the various celebrities who used to smoke but decided to quit and Jennifer Aniston was on the list. The report included a photo of Aniston holding a fag in one hand while hugging her then-husband Brad Pitt.
According to one report, Aniston smoked for almost two decades. But the Murder Mystery star decided to quit for good in 2011. It wasn’t an easy journey for The Morning Show star who wanted to quit since 2002. Aniston attributed her success in quitting smoke to her daily practice of yoga.
“It’s just I quit smoking, so I’ve gained a couple of pounds,” Aniston told Hello Magazine in 2011.
Prince Harry stopped unhealthy habit
Prince Harry had been photographed smoking occasionally. The royal was not a frequent smoker but on his 31st birthday, he as photographed lighting up outside a pub in Chelsea.
However, he decided to quit for good after marrying Meghan Markle. The Duchess of Sussex is popular for living a clean and active lifestyle. Apparently, Markle convinced her husband to do the same.
Barack Obama
The former president of the United States had been smoking since he was a teenager. He was photographed holding a cigarette in various occasions. However, the ex-POTUS has been smoke-free for years, thanks to his wife Michelle Obama.
Just like Jennifer Aniston, quitting the habit wasn’t easy for Obama. He tried to quit in 2008, but it wasn’t until 2011 when he successfully made it. According to a report, Barack was overhear telling a delegate he quit smoking because he was afraid of his wife.
More celebrities who smoke and quit
Adele, Gwyneth Paltrow and Whoopi Goldberg also used to smoke, but they have been smoke-free for years already. They used different strategy to get over their love for cigarette.
Whoopi decided to quit after watching a video of children who suffered from cystic fibrosis. She didn’t want to hurt her lungs, so she quit.
Meanwhile, Adele allegedly used hypnosis to abandon cigarette. On the other hand, Paltrow decided to end puffing on cigarettes when she got pregnant with her first child.
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