do actors smoke real cigarettes in peaky blinders Cillian Murphy says he smoked more than 3,000 rose-based herbal while filming Blinders, all to stay true to Tommy Shelby's chain- smoking persona. “People did all day [in the 1920s],” Cillian Murphy Was Shocked At
Cillian Murphy Was Shocked At How Many Cigarettes He Smoked In Peaky Blinders Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby, had never smoked before the show but had to smoke herbal cigarettes for his role. He estimated smoking around 3,000 cigarettes per season. Speaking to the Independent, the Irish actor explained: "People did smoke all day [back then] and it just became a Tommy thing." While the use of nicotine based cigarettes would have severely Tommy Shelby's cigarette feels like part of the character but behind the scenes, it was basically a full time job for Cillian Murphy. If you've watched Peaky Blinders, you've seen it: Tommy almost
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