X Factor’s Honey G ‘doesn’t object’ to legalisation of cannabis in the UK

X FACTOR star Honey G has admitted that she "doesn't object" to the idea of cannabis being legalised in the UK, adding that she finds the drug "liberating".

This comes just days after The Sun revealed that the 'North Weezy' rapper admitted to taking a number of drugs in the past.

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As a result, viewers called for the act to be axed.

Honey G, real name Anna Georgette Gilford, told : "I don’t object to people smoking weed. It is very liberating. People use it for ­medicinal purposes. I don’t object to it being legalised."

Cannabis is classed as a Class B drug in Britain and can result in a penalty of up to five years for those imprisoned.

She insisted that she "never went into rehab" but did have pals who did.

The X Factor act also mentioned that it hadn't had an effect on her "mental health" but did say that it could be a "terrible depressant" and claimed that she stopped when she moved back to London.

She added that she smokes "very occasionally".

Last week she confessed in an exclusive Sun interview: “I did class A drugs.

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“I’m hardcore and I’m totally real.”

Honey said she began smoking marijuana as a 14-year-old schoolgirl and continued throughout her time at Salford university.

But she says her addiction developed after she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted while at the college in an episode she admits “ruined my confidence”.

She said: “I have struggled with addiction. I have nothing to hide. I did do some class A drugs like cocaine and I did pills.

“I did a magic mushroom that I will never do again — that was probably one of the worst experiences.

“The thing about me is there is actually a story behind me and my life. It’s not like, ‘Hi I’ve just turned up on X Factor’.

“I’ve been a musician my entire life and I’ve been through real experiences. I’m totally real, hardcore and I have experienced things that are real.”

Bookies Coral have reported a “surge of bets” on 35-year-old Honey — who owns an HR business — winning the X Factor.

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