Why Celebrities Smoke Or The ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Syndrome

We’re all affected by images of Hollywood stars, models and celebrities smoking – off-duty or otherwise. Whether that means that individual celebrities have a moral responsibility to us all to shun smoking in their working and private lives is another matter.

What is arguably more interesting than any of that is why on earth celebrities choose to smoke at all?

Hollywood stardom and celebrity status is a superficial world almost entirely based on looks and image. As such, it’s truly astounding to see so many celebrities smoking.

Surely we all know by now just how great an impact cigarette smoke has on our skin. Even if, by some strange twist of fate, celebrities themselves manage to remain ignorant of the way smoking effects skin aging, don’t they have armies of advisors and image consultants to keep them on track?

Surely someone in the inner circle tells them about the results of recent research – how smoking dehydrates the skin, destroys vitamin C, damages collagen, accelerates wrinkling and produces the classic smokers face?.

Its impossible to believe that highly paid, news-savvy and reasonably intelligent...