As mentioned earlier, Rantzen announced her lung cancer diagnosis on 29 January 2023, leaving many fans shocked and confused.
Now, that she told the public about her cancer, many of her well-wishers are intrigued to know more about her smoking history.
Even though smoking can increase your risk of developing lung cancer, it is not the primary cause, contrary to popular belief.
Although there are several other factors causing lung cancer, there is no denying that the journalist was a chain smoker back then. In fact, she continuously smoked for almost ten years.
When Esther was young, she was overweight; to lose weight, she became a heavy smoker.
Even though she gave up smoking in the middle, she put on weight which is why she took up smoking again.
However, when the news presenter became aware of the harm, Rantzen gave up on smoking again and never looked back.
