LeBlanc's friends fears go up in smoke

Actor Matt LeBlanc has turned to cigarettes again in a bid to help him cope with the end of long-running comedy Friends.

The star's spin-off show Joey - which follows his Friends character Joey Tribiani as he moves from New York to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career - has already become a massive TV hit in the US, but LeBlanc is struggling to accept the series that launched him to stardom is now over.