Regency Era Rebel Ruby Barker Gives Up The Gas Station Chic Lifestyle

Ruby Barker has finally decided to kick the habits that would make a London chimney sweep blush. While we were all playing with Furbies and trying to figure out if our crush liked us back, Ruby was out there acting like a noir detective in a middle school playground. Eighteen years of puffing away like a steam engine has finally come to a halt, and honestly, our lungs hurt just thinking about it. She’s apparently traded in the lighters for actual oxygen, which is a bold choice for anyone living in the high-stress world of tea parties and corset-induced fainting. We all knew she was a badass on screen, but finding out she was basically a pint-sized Marlboro Man during her pre-teen years gives a whole new meaning to the term 'fiery performance.' Now that she’s officially quit, Ruby is focusing on letting her lungs remember how to breathe without a filter. It’s the end of an era for the girl who was probably trading juice boxes for a pack of menthols. We’re just glad she’s trading the smoky mystery vibe for a breath of fresh air—literally.