Veganism is a practice of avoiding the consumption of products such as meat, fish, dairy products and eggs in order to exclude “as far as possible and practicable” all forms of exploitation and cruelty of animals for food, clothing or other purposes. Here are some of the most famous vegan or plant-based celebrities you should know about.
The difference between vegetarians and vegans is that the former are allowed to consume dairy products, while the latter avoid animal products by opting for an exclusively plant-based diet.
As more and more people are vegan, even celebrities can’t stop raving about this plant-based diet. Many of them raised ethical, moral, health, and environmental concerns for going vegan.
From Natalie Portman to Ariana Grande, here are 10 celebrities who are vegans and aren’t afraid to spread their eco-friendly lifestyle to the masses.
Billie Eilish
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Growing up a vegetarian, her decision to be vegan was not a difficult one for singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. On a 2018 YouTube series, she shared, “Going vegan wasn’t a big deal for me because meat never played a role in my life. It wasn’t like I missed meat – it wasn’t like I was missing anything. “
Answering questions from actress Halle Berry and other famous fans during an interview with UK Vogue 2021, Eilish was quite vocal about her way of life. She said, “I am vegan. I’ve been vegan for, damn it, seven years. “
Speaking of the ethics of the meat and dairy industry, the singer said, “Once you know something like this and see it, it’s really hard to go back,” adding, “although I have a lot of friends who eat dairy and meat and me don’t want to tell anyone what to do, I just can’t get on with my life when I know what’s going on in the animal world and how, not to do anything about it. “
Zac Efron
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The 2017 Baywatch star switched to a plant-based diet to increase his physical and mental wellbeing.
The actor shared his experience with Teen Vogue in 2018: “I experimented with a vegan diet. This has completely changed the way my body works, how I metabolize food, how it’s turned into energy, how I sleep. It was brilliant. It was great for my training and great for my routine. “
Joaquin Phoenix
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Both Joaquin Phoenix and Ms. Rooney Mara follow plant-based lifestyles. When he was three, he went vegan.
He shared the same thing in an open chat with Collider in 2018, saying, “I really saw these fish killed when I was on a boat as a kid. They caught fish, and I think to stun them they threw them against the side of the boat. I just had a profound strong reaction. It felt like a real injustice. “
Phoenix added, “I think it made me suspicious and angry and afraid of people, of humanity. I just thought it was, in a way, such a gross abuse of power. I think that was when we knew we were going to stop eating meat. We said to our parents, ‘Why didn’t you tell us?’ It is wonderful. I remember my mother’s face, I remember her crying. She didn’t know what to answer. It became very obvious that we weren’t going to eat meat anymore. “
The Joker (2019) star openly criticized the dairy industry during his 2020 Oscar acceptance speech.
Ariana Grande
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In a 2013 Twitter post, Ariana Grande talked about her plant-based diet and wrote: “I’ve been eating organic since I was a kid and I’ve always kept meat to a minimum, but today is my first day as a 100% vegan !!!! H -py day ”.
Ariana Grande told Mirror in 2014 about her reason for being vegan: “I love animals more than I love most people, no kidding. But I firmly believe that you are eating whole plant-based foods that will extend your lifespan and make you an all around h -pier person. It’s difficult to eat out, but I just stick with what I know – vegetables, fruits, and salads – and when I get home I eat something else. “
Jenna board
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In terms of the power of cinema, it was a documentary about slaughterhouses that convinced her to switch from being a vegetarian to a plant-based diet. The actress-dancer has been vegan since she was 10 years old.
Speaking to Women’s Health in 2018, she said, “The next day (after watching the documentary) I said, ‘I’ll never eat meat again.’ It just stuck. I feel good morally and physically. “
Natalie Portman
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The talented Natalie Portman has been a vegetarian since she was nine and credits American actor Tobey Maguire for helping her lead a vegan lifestyle.
Addressing a group of 16,000 students in 2018 on WE Day – a gathering of youth activists in Los Angeles, USA – Portman said, “Milk and eggs come not just from cows and chickens, but from female cows and female chickens. We exploit female bodies and abuse the magic of female animals to make eggs and milk. “
Rooney Mara
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The actress was occasionally a vegetarian as a child. However, it was in 2011 when she was unable to eat meat or other animal products and has been vegan ever since. She has spoken out in favor of a vegan diet several times and also refrains from animal products in her wardrobe.
In an interview with Coveteur in 2018, she said: “I’ve been a vegetarian from time to time since I was nine … Now and then only because my parents told me I was a picky eater and wouldn’t always let me. Then, about seven years ago, someone sent me this terrible undercover video of a pig, which led me to another terrible video and another terrible video. I went through the YouTube rabbit hole. “
Jessica Chastain
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In her 20s, the Interstellar (2014) star had started feeling a little energetic. That was when she became a vegan – it was 2005. Her vegan diet helped her feel healthier and more energetic, and she has been a vegan ever since.
Her vegan diet helped her feel healthier and more energetic and has been a vegan ever since.
Jessica Chastain shared the same thing with W Magazine in 2017: “I realized that the shellfish I was eating were high in cholesterol and my diet wasn’t helping me, so I changed that and then I went vegan because a friend had one of mine a two week vegan meal delivery program that she did not want to use, so I took advantage of it and immediately had more energy than ever in my life. “
A plant-based diet changed things for the better for her, and she never ingested animal products again.
Chastain talked about a two week vegan food delivery program she was undertaking: “Then when I finished it wasn’t like going vegan. I went to the restaurant and ordered fish and risotto and immediately felt bad, not emotionally but physically, so I said, okay, I’ll just listen to my body now. Being vegan wasn’t what I ever wanted to be. I really only listened to what my body was telling me. “
Jared Leto
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Another superstar joins the vegan celebrities, the versatile actor-musician Jared Leto. The 49-year-old star attributes his youthful looks to veganism.
In an interview with GQ in 2013, he said, “It’s probably just about sleep and diet. If you travel a lot on long haul or don’t sleep a lot, it won’t be very long, that’s for sure. I’m pretty healthy so I think that helps a lot. I’ve been like this for a long time – 20 solid years of eating a vegetarian / vegan diet and taking care of myself. That probably helps with the preservation process. “
Alicia Silverstone
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The actress followed a vegan diet for environmental reasons, but soon noticed the health benefits too.
“I adopted this diet for the animals, but the biggest surprise was how great I felt! I took off my asthma inhaler, stopped my weekly allergy shots, lost weight and got a new shine on my skin and hair. I felt amazing because I had more energy and more balanced moods. This way of eating changed me. Since then, I haven’t used caffeine, aspirin, or antibiotics. My body healed itself by being plant-based, ”she shared in a 2014 interview with Food & Wine.
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