Voice of an Angel Charlotte Church has quit smoking and admitted that the 25-a-day habit affected her voice.
Charlotte, 20, has revealed that she gave up the habit on New Year's Day.
The opera singer-turned-pop star urged others to do the same to mark No Smoking Day, saying smoking "looks disgusting".
The
Welsh 'Crazy Chick' said: "I smoked about 20 or 25 a day and I'd tried
to give up a couple of times before but only lasted half a day.
"I decided to make it my New Year's resolution, I just wanted to.
"Now
that I've stopped it's got so much better. The first two weeks were
tough, (and) the first month I still really missed it, but I feel so
much healthier now and can really feel the difference in my voice.
Charlotte
admitted: "I had two cigarettes on my birthday in February but I got
really ill. It was horrible, and I won't smoke since.
She
said of her health-conscious rugby star boyfriend Gavin Henson: "He's
not put any pressure on me at all but he was really happy when I did
give up. I just wanted to do it myself.
The singer, who
first shot to fame as a classical singer at the age of just 12, said:
"I won't be drinking so much anymore. All my friends are settled down
with boyfriends.
She said she approved of a Government
ban on smoking in pubs: "I think it's really good. A lot of social
smokers never smoke in the week but do in the weekends, and they won't
be able to now, and it's a much nicer atmosphere.
Source:PA