Bike trip Ewan's back on ciggies.(News)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: May 26, 2004 | Copyright information

STRESSED-OUT star Ewan McGregor is back on the ciggies after a series of mishaps during his 20,000mile epic bike adventure.

The Scots actor, who quit smoking earlier this year, has been reaching for his cigarette packet to cope with the nerve-wracking journey.

In the past two weeks, McGregor, 33, has been detained by Ukrainian armed guards and been bitten by a poisonous insect.

The star also needed urgent medical treatment when his biking partner C...

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