Anyone who's a fan of the hit series - starring Cillian Murphy (Thomas Shelby), Paul Anderson (Arthur Shelby) and Helen McCrory (Polly Gray) - will know the characters chain smoke throughout
Politician and leader Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) in particular seems to inhale smoke more than anyone else, but now actress Helen McCrory, who plays the formidable Aunt Polly in the series, has revealed the truth, and it will shock many fans of the period favourite
Murphys dedication highlights the physical demands of playing Tommy Shelby, a character who is almost always seen smoking
In the series, he leads the gang from a local operation to national power following World War I
Murphy is joined in Oppenheimer by Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek and Kenneth Branagh
Thats what happens when you play a character for a long time, these things just develop. What many fans might know however, is that they were in fact fake cigarettes that had no nicotine in them
