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Being a smoker was once seen as cool. All the great actors of the silver screen enthusiastically puffed away on cigarettes. Smoking is still quite common, even though the United States has made some great strides to eliminate social smoking.
In the past decade, many celebrities who are heavy smokers have adopted effective means of quitting, maintaining their smoke-free status for an impressively long time.
Here's a list of famous people who are known to have smoked cigarettes regularly in the past or currently.
Celebrities Who Are Heavy Smokers
Read about the following 30 celebrities who are heavy smokers.
1) Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck was spotted smoking through a face mask during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. He just can't seem to break the habit. Perhaps one day he will decide to stop.
2) Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt doesn't need any introduction. Recently, Pitt was spotted smoking cigarettes again, despite reports that he had successfully kicked his habit using vapes. He may be resorting to old habits to calm his nerves as he battles his ex-wife, actress and director Angelina Jolie, for custody of their children.
3) Ryan Gosling
Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Gosling is a well-known leading man in the Hollywood film industry. Cigarettes were this heartthrob's go-to way of de-stressing after a long day. The actor from The Notebook said that he "smoked himself out of his cigarette addiction" after playing a smoker in The Nice Guys.
4) Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman is one of the most famous people in the world. She has denied that she's a smoker in interviews in the past, but smoking photos from film sets and the 2003 Cannes Film Festival press conference show otherwise.
Although she was seen smoking in the 2017 film "The Killing of a Sacred Deer," it's unknown if she still does so.
5) Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie has been seen smoking on-screen (in movies like Terminal), but she has never been seen actually leaving the set to light up in the real world. It's possible that she's not a smoker.
6) Barack Obama
Former President Obama, who had started smoking as a teenager, was a heavy smoker during his 2008 campaign and early in his presidency. By the time of his second White House physical in 2011, though, doctors noted that he had successfully given up smoking.
7) Keith Richards
In February 2020, the longtime Rolling Stones guitarist announced that he had finally kicked the cigarette habit for good at the end of 2019. The famous singer was a well-known smoker in his time.
8) Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley has mentioned in interviews that her "chilled out hippy" mother used to come into her room when she was a teenager to smoke cigarettes and talk about sex with her. Knightley was undoubtedly a smoker, although it's unknown whether she has quit or continues to smoke.
9) Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher was a biochemistry major in college before he won a modeling competition and dropped out to focus on acting. In his younger years, Ashton Kutcher was a heavy smoker, but he has quit since then. His smoking habit may have been inspired by his role as Kelso on That '70s Show.
10) Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Leonardo DiCaprio, a close friend of Rob's, apparently tried to help the Twilight actor kick his smoking habit. Till he found out that his then-girlfriend Kristen Stewart had been cheating on him, he had become a non-smoker.
11) Katy Perry
Singer, songwriter and judge Katy Perry is a household name in the United States. The singer is a known smoker.
It's said that the California Gurl started smoking to relieve stress before her wedding to Russell Brand, but she still smokes regularly even though she's now Mrs. Brand.
12) Daniel Radcliffe
Soon after actor Daniel Radcliffe took on the role of Harry Potter, the boy wizard himself proved to be an insurmountable barrier in his career. Radcliffe is a heavy smoker and says that smoking is 'his last remaining habit'.
13) Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz is widely regarded as the undisputed king of romantic comedies in Hollywood. Diaz famously said, "I believe that one cigarette every once in a while is not going to kill you," during a 2014 interview on Chelsea Lately.
14) Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood, a lifelong smoker, has a unique story about how he kicked the habit. In February 2020, Wood explained why he stopped smoking on Late Night with Seth Meyers after he fell off his roof and hurt his hand.
The doctor recommended that he give up smoking as part of his treatment, and with the help of hypnosis and determination, he was able to do so.
15) Rihanna
Famous singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Rihanna is a well-known smoker, and continues to take pleasure in smoking.
16) Katherine Heigl
After having children, actress and mom Katherine Heigl finally kicked her smoking habit. Heigl started out as a child model before becoming a well-known actress and TV personality.
17) Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus started out as a Disney child star, but she underwent a radical makeover when she became an adult.
Despite the public's unwavering judgment, she abandoned her naivete to establish a haven for dissent and autonomy. Miley is a smoker, and if her Instagram account is to be believed, she's a highly knowledgeable cannabis expert.
18) Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner no longer has one in her hand, but before becoming pregnant with baby Jonas, Sophie Turner was rarely seen without a vape pen. Some haters on the internet even pointed out that her vape pen always seemed to be glued to her hand in photos she posted.
19) Zayn Malik
Zayn Malik has been caught smoking by the paparazzi on multiple occasions, and he has also posted photos of himself doing so. Even though his fiancee Gigi Hadid sometimes puts up with this behavior, many of his fans are outraged when they see it, as they fear for his health.
20) Jennifer Lawrence
At first glance, it appears that Jennifer Lawrence is a smoker as well. She has been caught smoking during breaks on set of movies, and she has since admitted that she smokes more than cigarettes when she's with her celebrity friends.
21) Bella Hadid
After years of smoking cigarettes, Bella Hadid made the switch to e-cigarettes in 2017. As a New Year's resolution, she vowed to give up cigarettes for good this year. Hadid, though, does enjoy the occasional smoke and glass of wine when she socializes with friends.
22) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet still hasn't kicked her smoking habit. She enjoys rolling her own cigarettes and never lights up in her children's presence. At the age of 19, while filming Sense and Sensibility, Winslet picked up the cigarette habit on set.
23) Selena Gomez
While Selena Gomez did a lot in her life, she also experienced some difficulties that seemed difficult to overcome.
The former Disney starlet was caught on camera buying cigarettes in Los Angeles in 2014, and later that year, she was observed lighting up at Coachella. The vape pen she was seen using in Rome in 2016 suggests she may have recently given up smoking.
24) Justin Bieber
Canadian-born Justin Drew Bieber is a crooner and songwriter who goes by his first name.
It was one of his New Year's resolutions for 2016 to finally kick the smoking habit. Nonetheless, he was seen smoking outside his hotel just days after making that proclamation.
25) Ed Sheeran
The internet went crazy when the "Shape of You" singer proudly announced on Instagram that he had quit smoking for an entire year.
Sheeran was a well-known smoker. In 2011 and 2015, Sheeran tried numerous times to quit smoking, but it wasn't till 2017 that he was able to finally quit it with the help of his wife.
26) Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex reportedly started smoking as a teenager and kept it up for years, despite the Royal Household buildings being declared smoke-free in 2016.
However, Meghan Markle, now the Duchess of Sussex and a yoga enthusiast, is said to have had a 'wonderful impact' on Harry, and the publication People reports that he quit smoking before the wedding.
27) Dakota Johnson
Johnson has been caught smoking a cigarette or two by the paparazzi on numerous occasions. Despite the well-known health risks associated with cigarette smoking, she manages to make them seem appealing.
28) Chris Evans
Even Captain America needs some downtime every once in a while. In a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Evans revealed that he used to smoke marijuana daily but has since cut back on it.
29) Lana Del Ray
Del Rey admitted in a Complex interview from 2014 that she has been a smoker since she was 17. Lana Del Rey has been performing live since 2005, but it wasn't till the release of 2011's "Video Games" that she saw any real success.
30) Leonardo Di Caprio
As an actor, DiCaprio occasionally requires the use of tobacco products. In almost every role he has played, he has smoked cigarettes onstage. He has been spotted taking breaks to light up a cigarette in real life on multiple occasions as well.
