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Cigarette addict Kate Moss smokes 30-a-day while using nicotine patches to kick the habit
Last updated at 19:14pm on 28.02.08Kate Moss is desperately trying to ditch smoking for the sake of her young daughter — and has taken to covering herself in Nicorette patches.
Despite buying bumper 60 packs of the patches, the supermodel is still struggling and smoking 30 cigarettes a day.
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Kate's cravings: 30-a-day smoker Kate Moss is using nicotine patches while smoking in an attempt to to cut down
One would have thought the outlay for patches wouldn't be a worry for moneybags Kate — but she won't part with a spare patch for less than £1.50.
A source said: "At photoshoots, Kate is always getting the nicotine patches out as she usually has to rearrange them depending on what she's wearing for the shots.
"But if anyone else asks for one, she sells them for £1.50. People are very surprised when she tries to charge them for one as it's the last thing you'd expect from a megabucks model.
"But she laughs with it and says it's her little business on the side. The look on people's faces when she says she has to make some spare cash somehow is hilarious!
"She is trying desperately to ditch the fags as they are not good for her daughter Lila Grace, and they are not doing her skin any favours either.
"At 34, Kate knows she doesn't have long at the top left, so has to try and look after herself better. She has been smoking like a chimney for years, and is finding it extremely difficult.
"She's still on 30 a day, and can easily go through 40 if she has a night out."
Kate's battle against the ciggies comes amid reports she has also embarked on a healthy eating regime.
Insiders say she is taking her diet and health more seriously, taking extra iron supplements and stocking up on spinach and greens.
Optimistic insiders claim Kate, who had daughter Lila Grace by former squeeze Jefferson Hack, is ready to give up alcohol and coffee.
Good luck with that, Kate.
