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'Beyond the Pole': Empress Wildflower won't quit smoking during pregnancy, says 'God got me'

'What is Empress thinking by smoking while pregnant with her seventh child? Can't believe she has been hiding a baby bump this whole time!' wrote a fan

Season 2 of 'Beyond the Pole' kicked off with a bang. After working as a dancer for 21 years, Empress Wildflower retired from her career as a dancer. Things were going pretty smoothly for the 35-year-old retired stripper. She managed to save up enough money to start her own tavern, but unfortunately, the pandemic turned her business venture upside down. So, she had no choice but to return to the club, just like her co-stars.

But she returned to the club as a house mother. Turns out there's a lot going on in Empress's life aside from her big career changes, the 35-year-old tried her best to keep her pregnancy under wraps by sucking in her stomach and wearing loose clothes. But she finally had to come clean, when her co-stars wondered why Empress wasn't drinking and behaving very oddly. Empress then admitted that she was pregnant and was expecting her seventh child!

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When her co-stars heard about her pregnancy they were very excited for her and began questioning her about her pregnancy and baby daddy. Empress quickly shot down their curiosity by declaring that she wasn't going to tell anybody about the baby daddy. But the former stripper shocked her co-stars further when she stood up to grab a pack of cigarettes and proceeded to smoke minutes after announcing her pregnancy.

Empress's smoking during her pregnancy took everybody aback. When her co-stars gently tried to point out that smoking might not be good for either her or the baby, the reality star once again shut them down. She explained how she smoked during all her pregnancies, and all her six children turned out just fine. She admitted that one of her babies was born eight weeks early, but didn't need any ventilator or incubation. Empress concluded that smoking during pregnancy was fine for her, as "God got her" and her children. So, she continued to smoke while her co-stars watched her in horror.

Fans too were horrified on watching Empress smoke while she was pregnant with her seventh child. A fan tweeted, "It’s the not drinking but chain smoking cigarettes while pregnant for me. #BeyondThePole." "ABSOLUTELY NOT WILL YOU BE SMOKING AND PREGNANT #BeyondThePole #WETv ....... IM SORRY THAT DON'T SIT WELL WITH ME AT ALL.......but continue," expressed a fan. "This smoking pregnant lady is a mess #BeyondThePole," wrote a fan.

Another fan commented, "Empress dead wrong for smoking cigarettes pregnant I’m sure she does more off screen #BeyondThePole." "What is Empress thinking by smoking while pregnant with her seventh child?!?! Can't believe she has been hiding a baby bump this whole time! #BeyondThePole," questioned a fan. "How is this sh*t more ghetto than I even imagined? #BeyondThePole she smoking byke to byke Newports hella pregnant!!!" shared a fan.

'Beyond the Pole' Season 2 airs every Thursday at 10/9c only on WE tv.