NHS boob job mum Josie Cunningham 'was so gutted babywas a boy I had cigarettes and wine'

Josie Cunningham, 24, from Leeds, is expecting her third child in October

Would-be glamour model has sold four ring-side seats for a total of £30,000Â

She is best known for having her breasts enlarged in a £4,800 op on the NHS

Today she said she wanted to use ticket money to repay the taxpayer for op

She said: 'I have a medical condition but I want people to leave me alone'

Last night she held an #AskJosie question and answer session on Twitter

Miss Cunningham faced a barrage of critical abuse from angry strangers

Aready has boys of six and three and has discovered her third's a boy, too

One of those who spent £5,000 on ticket named as 'super-fan' Paul Mills-AshÂ

By James Rush and Harriet Arkell

Published: 07:55 GMT, 30 July 2014 | Updated: 17:55 GMT, 30 July 2014

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Pregnant would-be glamour model Josie Cunningham has told how she was so disappointed whenshe found out she was expecting a third boy, she drowned her sorrows in wine and cigarettes.

The 24-year-old mother of two, whose baby is due in October, said she smoked a whole packet ofcigarettes and drank one glass of wine after the other because she felt 'genuinely gutted' to discoverit wasn't the little girl she'd hoped for.

And she admitted that she wouldn't have done it if she'd been carrying a girl.

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Opening up: Josie Cunningham appeared on This Morning with hosts Eamonn Holmes and RuthLangford today

Miss Cunningham, who has boys aged six and three, said she was 'gutted' to find out her baby was aboy

Miss Cunningham, of Leeds, who already has boys of six and three, told the Mirror: 'The evening Ifound out the sex of the baby was when I lit up my first cigarette...

'I knew it could harm my child but it didn't stop me. Deep down I know I wouldn't be smoking ordrinking if I knew I was having a girl.'

She said she was now smoking 20 a day.

Her controversial comments came after she said she wanted to pay the NHS back for her boob job,not out of a sense of duty but in an attempt to stop people confronting her.

Miss Cunningham, who has sold tickets to watch her give birth to her third child in October for atotal of £30,000, insisted her £4,800 breast enlargement was medically necessary.

But she told This Morning hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langford that she intended to give themoney back to taxpayers, who also footed the £6,000 bill for the taxis that Miss Cunningham tookon the school run, in an attempt to deflect vitriol from strangers.

She said: 'I do want to pay back the NHS not because I feel I have to - because like I say, I have amedical condition - but because I just want people to back off.'Â

Josie Cunningham explains her decision on This Morning

Pregnant: Miss Cunningham said she suffered from 'severe anxiety' which meant she couldn't take

the bus

Miss Cunningham, who lives in Leeds, said her breast operation was needed because she had 'nobreast tissue at all'. Â And she said she needed taxis for the school run rather than taking the busbecause she feared abuse from strangers.

The mother of boys aged six and three, who said she had worked from the age of 15, said: 'I gotexplained here my taxi funded by Leeds City Council for a short period because I'm suffering withsevere anxiety, which is something a lot of people go through.

'This anxiety stems from me raising my children on my own... it comes from my fear of peopleconfronting me in front of my children.'Â

Today she said her decision to sell tickets so people could watch her give birth was better than'sitting at home and claiming benefits' and said: 'It's not much different to [reality labour ward show]One Born Every Minute.

Hardtalk: The This Morning hosts quizzed Miss Cunningham about why she had become so unpopular

'They'll not be sat down there with a camera - I will have someone for protection. Â People will bevetted.'

And when asked by Holmes why 'people hate you', she said blamed her aspiration to become aglamour model.

'I think it's not because I had my breasts done on the NHS but because of my career path - I aspireto be a glamour model,' she said.

'Any woman growing up with no breast tissue is going to want to get them out for anyone.'

She also said that her baby's father would not be at the birth, saying that 'We speak [but] we're notreally in a good place at the moment.'Â

During an #AskJosie Q&A session on Twitter last night , the 24-year-old from Leeds who is bestknown for having a breast enlargement on the NHS, had to defend herself against furious strangersangry about her use of public money.

One accused Miss Cunningham, a mother of two who is expecting her third child in October, ofwasting NHS funds, while another accused her of 'failing Britain'.

Josie Cunningham, 23, who sold tickets to watch the birth of her third child, faced abuse on Twitterlast night

Not happy: This angry tweet to Miss Cunningham was typical of those sent during the #AskJosieQ&A session

The angry tweets poured forth all night, but Miss Cunningham barely managed to answer more thana dozen

Miss Cunningham started the session last night with the tweet: 'Sorry guys, today's been manic. Getyour questions in and I'll do #AskJosie in the next 25 minutes (10pm) Sorry it's later than expected!'

She was then asked: 'We have a 30min drive to our nearest A&E. Do you think the money wasted onyou could be spent better? Answers: a) Yes or b) Yes'.

Miss Cunningham replied: 'Money wasn't wasted on me, I had a medical condition.'Â

Another said: 'How does it feel to know you make so many people feel angry on a daily basis?Â

'You have failed Britain... well done.'

And another tweeted: 'Why do people like you get so much attention and money spent on you whenpeople are struggling to live because of poverty?'

Miss Cunningham had no answer for that one.Â

The scale of the vitriol was influenced by Miss Cunningham's decision earlier this week to sell fourtickets to watch her give birth at home, which she said had sold out in 14 minutes, raising£30,000.Â

Miss Cunningham was accused of 'wasting' public money but insisted her boob job was medicallynecessary

Yesterday morning, Miss Cunningham announced to her 27,000 Twitter followers that tickets for herhome birth had sold out in 14 minutes.

Three of the four tickets were apparently purchased by journalists, while the fourth is said to havebeen bought by a 'super-fan' named Paul Mills-Ash.

Mr Mills-Ash, who spent his savings on the ticket, told Closer: 'I've followed Josie since she cameinto the public eye. It'll be great to say I was at the birth.'

This tweet boasting about making money from charging people to watch her give birth promptedvitriol

Two people are said to have paid £10,000 each, while Mr Mill-Ash and one other paid £5,000 fortheir ringside seats.

The more expensive tickets will enable the holders, said to be journalists, to film the birth and takephotos, while the cheaper ones will include travel and accommodation.

A spokesman for Miss Cunningham insisted ticket-holders would be vetted to ensure no-one 'dodgy'was admitted.Â

Miss Cunningham has suggested that she might use some of the money to repay the NHS for herbreast operation.Â

A CAREER BUILT ON CONTROVERSY - THE STORY OF JOSIE CUNNINGHAM

Miss Cunningham became a household name when she admitted undergoing £4,800 worth ofbreast enhancement surgery paid by the NHS to increase her bust from a 32A to 36DD.

She claimed she needed the surgery because she had been bullied since the age of 14 for being flatchested.

Later it emerged that she received Botox on the NHS over a 'sweat problem'.

She courted further publicity when she said she was considering aborting the child she is nowpregnant with so that she could take part in the Celebrity Big Brother reality TV show.Â

Never one to shy away from controvery, Miss Cunningham has built her career on winding people up

Miss Cunningham later said she was receiving negative attention on public transport and asked thecouncil to provide her with a £6,000-a-year taxi to take her children to school.

Eventually Leeds City Council decided to axe the service, which prompted Ms Cunningham to Tweet:'Sticks and stones may break my bones but taxpayers will always fund me.'

She said: 'If the council think I'm getting a bus, they can think again.'

Initially, Miss Cunningham had planned to cash in on the birth of her son by selling DVDs of the

event through a chain of pound shops. Â

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