Celebrities—like anyone else living a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle—have different reasons for choosing to the meat-free way of life. Whether its due to health concerns, issues surrounding animal cruelty, or simply a personal choice, going plant-based has seemingly never been more popular, and Hollywood is at the forefront of the movement. Read on for 54 celebrities who've gone meat-free (including a few who are no longer).
Serena Williams
Not only did the tennis superstar go vegan while breastfeeding daughter Olympia, but she also cut out sugar.
Madelaine Petsch
“Being vegan keeps my body fueled and running smoothly,” says the Riverdale star, who has been plant-based her entire life.
Ellen DeGeneres
Wife Portia de Rossi may still be a vegan, but DeGeneres admitted she no longer is during her 2019 Netflix standup special Relatable. After joking about being vegan, the comedian adds, “I'm not really vegan, I say it for the joke...I was vegan for eight years and I really believe that it's great for you."
Anne Hathaway
Count Hathaway as another member of the ex-vegan club. The actress credits eating fresh fish in Iceland during the filming of 2014’s Interstellar for ending her veganism once and for all. “I had a piece of salmon and my brain felt like a computer rebooting,” she told Tatler in 2019.
Danielle Brooks
The Orange Is The New Black actress announced her newfound veganism via Twitter in 2017, with a photo of some taystee-looking (get it?) pad thai.
Kate Winslet
Our favorite Titanic actress went vegetarian later in adulthood and has been an active advocate for PETA for several years now. She even narrated a videos about boycotting restaurants that serve foie gras, a product made from the liver of duck or goose.
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu is open about her firm belief in only consuming a plant-based diet, and says her motivation is to achieve overall wellness for the mind, body, and spirit. In an interview with Origin Magazine, Badu explained, “The lifestyle that vegetarians lead automatically draws people’s attention to the vitality of the person. My vitality speaks for itself.”
Natalie Portman
The actress feels so strongly about being vegetarian and vegan that she both produced and narrated a new documentary called Eating Animals, which raises questions about the people who raise and grow most of our food. When recently asked what inspired her activism she explained, "It's outrageous. And it's upsetting. And it's our health, it's our environment. And it's our values.”
Jenna Dewan-Tatum
The Step Up star says she’s been a vegetarian since 10 or 11, when she was traumatized by a documentary about slaughterhouses. The actress was later diagnosed as lactose intolerant later and has been vegan ever since. She told Natural Health, “I felt so much better. My skin cleared up, I had a ton more energy and I just felt clearer in the head."
Venus Williams
The pro tennis player told Shape she feels being vegan is “a great lifestyle for long-term stability.” Although Williams has an autoimmune disease that doesn’t allow her to be a full vegan, she alters her diet to help with her symptoms and eats as clean as she can.
Jessica Chastain
The actress was a vegetarian for fifteen years before switching to veganism in 2007. After Chastain won the award for Sexiest Vegetarian of the Year in 2012, she told PETA, “[I]t’s about trying to live a life where I’m not contributing to the cruelty in the world … While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here.”
Shania Twain
This country superstar credits her youthful appearance to her carb-free vegetarian diet, which includes a mixture of raw, whole-food items with an emphasis on greens and nuts.
Gisele Bündchen
The Brazilian supermodel is a UN environmental ambassador and believes that going vegan is one of the most efficient ways to fight climate change. Bündchen even persuaded her husband and NFL player, Tom Brady, to eat the same vegan diet with her. She admitted he was wary at first but “now he loves it, and he wouldn’t have it any other way, because he feels better."
Ellen Page
The Canadian actress is a long-time activist who works to protect animals and the environment. Page won PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2014 and shares her thoughts on veganism on social media.
Ruby Rose
This longtime vegetarian actively tries to live a full vegan lifestyle. Early this year Rose even urged her followers on Twitter to take a stand and make a change by going vegan or vegetarian.
Miley Cyrus
The “Malibu” singer has never been one to shy away from owning her many lifestyle choices, especially when it comes to living a lifestyle free of animal cruelty. It wasn’t until after the death of her dog Floyd in 2014 when she decided to stop consuming animal products altogether and go fully vegan. Cyrus is one of the most outspoken celebrities when it comes to promoting veganism and often shares these views with her followers on her Instagram.
Ariana Grande
This pop star stopped eating meat early on in her childhood because of her love for animals. After announcing her switch to full vegan back in 2013, Grande told The Mirror, “I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding. But I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-round happier person.”
Evanna Lynch
The Harry Potter star told Vegan Food & Living that she’s been a vegetarian since she was a young girl because she was “viscerally repelled by the idea of eating animal flesh and there was no way to avoid the fact that someone had been killed for that piece of meat.” Her transition to full vegan happened around 2015 after Lynch read Eating Animals, a book that spotlights what it really means to eat animals in an industrialized world.
Lily Aldridge
This Victoria’s Secret Angel is one of the many models who enjoys eating clean by using a vegetarian delivery service called Sakara. Aldridge explained to Peaceful Dumpling that by eating a plant-based diet she overall feels healthier. With her on-the-go schedule, the service makes it easier to sustain her vegetarian diet.
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