Jump to full article: The Mirror (uk), 2008-08-26
Author: Brian Roberts
Intro: She's pregnant in real-life - but stunned Corrie star Alison King has been ordered by soap bosses to start smoking again.
In a controversial storyline, her bitchy Street character Carla Connor lights up because she is so stressed-out.
Actress Alison, 35 - who immediately packed in when she learned she was expecting her first child next February - has been told she will be provided with HERBAL cigs for the scenes.
But she has revealed to friends she was horrified when she saw the script called for her to start puffing away.
A source said: "She isn't best pleased. It was hard enough for her to give up in real life.
"And even inhaling smoke from herbal tobacco surely can't be a good thing for a mum-to-be."
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