The saga of Kerry "Chipshop" Katona's current pregnancy continues, with a charity weighing into the hoo haa regarding her mother-to-be activities (that is, drinking, smoking, and possibly taking drugs).

The UK's Foundation for the Study of Infant Death has advised that Katona would be wise to give up the fags if she's keen on having a trouble-free pregnancy and healthy baby.

Not to cast aspersions on the fine people's advice, but, well, duuhh.

FSID Director Joyce Epstein said: "When we heard that Kerry Katona is pregnant and struggling to quit smoking, we wanted to offer our support.

"Many women who smoke find it difficult to quit, but it's important that they know the harm it can cause as an incentive for giving up. As Kerry has won mother of the year more than once, she has the opportunity to show that it can be done, and set an example for mothers in the same position."

Given her exemplary behaviour as an expectant mother so far during this pregnancy, she's just as likely to be seen pushing a bag of potatoes around in a stroller while asking strangers, "Isn't my baby beautiful?" and then going into post-traumatic shock when she actually gives birth (which will likely happen at an Absolut-sponsored vodka drinking contest), because she thought babies came out of your nose.

Whether she's doing lines, continuing to take Effexor, chugging back pints, doing vodka shots or 'avin' a fag, Kerry "Chipshop" Katona has been a model mother-to-be during her current pregnancy (which, we might remind you, has already been plagued by miscarriage scares).

However it's only now that she's actually admitted to doing (some of) the above - though in typically Katona fashion, she can't see what all the fuss is about.

Innit!

Miss Katona, 27, who has three daughters, said: "I was smoking 20 a day before I was pregnant and I've cut down to one. In the morning, I like a little puff on a fag."

She said of those who criticise her for continuing to smoke in defiance of medical guidelines: "Yeah, they're dead bloody right. But I honestly don't think a couple of puffs are going to do that much damage.

"I had a nicotine patch but it left a mark. I think I've done really well cutting down from 20 to one a day. I think the only times I really smoke is when I've had a drink."

With her PREGNANCY. That she has because she's PREGNANT. With a BABY. Who probably doesn't want to smoke, drink or soak up drugs.

When she's not doing lines or having a few hundred cheeky lagers, two-times Celebrity Mum of The Year Kerry Katona has revealed that she is on strong medication to treat her bipolar disorder.

Katona put the information out there after she appeared on the UK's GMTV in a particularly odd state, and she blames her behaviour on her anti-depressant, Effexor.

The former Atomic Kitten singer said: "I'm on a real low because I'm promoting my book Tough Love, and I'm sick to death of all these questions coming up about me being on drugs."

"Yes I am on drugs. It's my bipolar medication, it's nothing else, I'm pregnant for God's sake."

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Kerry "Chipshop" Katona has recovered from her recent near-miscarriage nightmare and is celebrating as any expectant mother should: by slugging down the cocktails - and, like her pregnancy, they were not virgin.

Chipshop was at the eye of a storm of kerfuffle during her last pregnancy when it was reported that she was taking coke, and it looks like this time is little different. Here's the word from News Of The World, with their comedy all-caps included for effect.

Kerry, twice Celebrity Mum of the Year, downed FOUR MARTINIS and a slug of VODKA in a pub with pals - despite being 12 weeks into an already troubled fourth pregnancy.

Then she popped to a restaurant over the road for a Chinese meal - and puffed greedily on a ciggie outside in the cold. One surprised drinker said: "Everyone knows Kerry's pregnant so it was a bit of a shock to see her drinking and smoking.

"But she just said, ‘What the hell, a couple can't hurt'.

"She went to the bar and ordered pints for the others and Martini for herself. It was the same round when the others were buying - and she also had a shot of vodka. She knocked it back in one, winced and then wiped her hand across her mouth and put the glass down."

Given that this is NOTW, it is possible that we will also read that Kerry is due to give birth to a rare Patagonian tortoise in tomorrow's edition, but her track record suggests that in this instance, this paragon of journalistic excellence may not be massaging as much of the data as they usually do.

Cheers!