Speaking to a UK newspaper, 24-year-old Josie said: “The evening I found out the sex of the baby was when I lit up my first cigarette. I’m not proud of it – but I couldn’t stop myself. It changed everything.”
“Once I’d finished the cigarette I found it difficult to focus on anything positive, so I had a small glass of wine. My intention was to have one, but before I knew it I was on my second and I’d smoked a whole packet of fags. Now I’m smoking 20 a day.”
“I knew it could harm my child but it didn’t stop me. Deep down I know I wouldn’t be smoking or drinking if I knew I was having a girl.”
She continued, comparing her pregnancy to the purchase of a new car.
“If you’ve already got a couple of Fords and you’re told your next car is going to be an Audi, your excitement goes through the roof.”
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“You make promises to yourself that you won’t smoke inside the car or let people eat takeaway food in it. But if it was another Ford those things wouldn’t be a problem.”
“It’s the same for me with the smoking and drinking when pregnant with a girl as opposed to a boy.”
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Josie shocked the nation when she revealed she was planning to abort her pregnancy so she could compete in Big Brother. She changed her mind after a psychic told her she was havng a girl, only to discover she was in fact having a boy.
“I know some people will find it disgusting that I started drinking and smoking again simply because I’m having another son, but I’m being honest.”
Josie claims that more mothers feel the same way as her.
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“Deep down I know a lot of people are disappointed when they discover the sex of the child. The difference is I’m not scared to admit it.”