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Stacey Solomon has admitted that she is "hugely embarrassed" after being photographed smoking while seven months pregnant.

The X Factor and I'm A Celebrity star, who was voted 'Celebrity Mum of the Year 2011', was caught having four cigarettes in two hours outside The Works photographic studio in Fulham, south west London, earlier this week.



"I know it doesn't look good but I only have a few cigs a day. I don't think I've let down my fans, but I do get a little stressed at times and a ciggie helps me calm down," Solomon told The People.

"I desperately want to stop *smoking and I don't want to set a bad example. It's a tough habit to break but I'm going to give it my best shot."

The singer, who has a three-year-old son named Zach, confessed to smoking around six cigarettes a day and claimed that doctors had told her quitting would be "more stressful" on her body during the pregnancy.

Deborah Arnott, Chief Executive of campaigning charity Action on Smoking and Health, said: "If Stacey is smoking at seven months she's got a serious *problem. She is to be pitied as she's obviously heavily addicted. She needs help not condemnation."

Solomon, who is expecting her second child with fiancé Aaron Barnham, admitted last week that she doesn't like being pregnant, calling it "tiring and emotional.