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Ad Featuring Vicky Pattison Banned for Glamorous Smoking

1/12/2025

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Story summary

A clothing ad featuring reality stars Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan's wedding has been banned for glamorizing smoking. The Advertising Standards Authority agreed with complaints that the ad portrayed smoking as glamorous and failed to clearly identify itself as an advertisement. Moving forward, all such posts must include explicit labels.

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Story summary

A clothing ad featuring reality stars Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan's wedding has been banned for glamorizing smoking. The Advertising Standards Authority agreed with complaints that the ad portrayed smoking as glamorous and failed to clearly identify itself as an advertisement. Moving forward, all such posts must include explicit labels.