KATIE Price has vowed to give up vaping, despite previously admitting she was addicted to the handheld smoking devices.
The former glamour model, 47, promised to make it her New Year’s resolution after the health scare.
Katie made the revelation on her eponymous podcast after she had shared an x-ray image of damaged lungs to her Instagram stories and the caption, “I have to stop.”
The x-ray of the diseased lungs was accompanied by research findings that showed, “vaping has officially been linked to rare and irreversible lung disease.”
“I saw it [the x-ray]. It’s so bad the vaping, it’s so bad for people,” Katie said on Thursday’s edition of her podcast.
She also revealed she’d made the promise to her mum, Amy, 73, who has terminal Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and underwent a lung transplant in 2022.
“I had a word with mum and Paul and said my new year’s resolution is to give up vapes,” Katie said.
“I’m lucky I’ve had my lungs checked so there’s no damage to my lungs.”
Katie’s family, including boyfriend JJ Slater, have reportedly voiced their concerns over her vaping.
“Katie needs to stop for health reasons and, obviously, her family members have been very worried,” an unnamed source told The Mirror.
Katie came under fire last year for vaping on a train, despite e-cigs being banned on transport, and also risked being fined after using her vape backstage at panto before Christmas the year before.
In 2023, Katie revealed she was addicted to vaping – claiming it made one of her teeth fall out.
At the time, Katie had also said she was determined to stop and claimed she only does it because vapes “smell nice”.
Katie’s vow to drop the vapes comes after she was put on medication following concerning weight loss.
The star previously said she didn’t know why she was losing weight and doctors had began tests to investigate.
Katie has drastically lost weight over the past 12 months amid ongoing fears for her frail frame.
She’s now revealed she’s been placed on HRT (hormone replacement therapy) – the traditional treatment for perimenopause.
