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Why Are Celebrities Glamourising Smoking - Again?
25 mins·16:00, 6 Apr 2026
Why Are Celebrities Glamourising Smoking - Again?
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16:00, 6 Apr 2026
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Guest: Associate Professor Dr Grace Kong, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
Kylie Jenner on the Vanity Fair cover. Jacob Elordi in Saltburn. From magazine covers to the silver screen and social media feeds, celebrities are glamourising smoking again. But are young people being swayed? We speak to Assoc Prof Dr Grace Kong from the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine to unpack this trend and what impact it will have on youth smoking habits.
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann
the bigger picturehealth & livingsmokingcigarettesvapingtobacco useyouthssocial mediacelebrity culture
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