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Miley Cyrus, Anne Hathaway and Ellen DeGeneres used to be vegan, then quit – 10 Hollywood and music stars who gave up a plant-based diet, and why

STORYOlivia Burney
Miley Cyrus, Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel all spent some time as vegans before giving the diet up. Photo: Bang Showbiz
Miley Cyrus, Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel all spent some time as vegans before giving the diet up. Photo: Bang Showbiz
Veganism and vegetarianism

Pamela Anderson has nailed the healthy, sustainable diet, but other celebrities such as Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Portman, Liam Hemsworth and Kristen Bell all eventually gave it up for reasons from poor health to pregnancy

Veganism might be one of the biggest health movements in the world right now. And not only are people deciding to ditch meat and dairy to live on a plant-based diet for the sake of their health, but for the sake of the planet.
Of course, plenty of celebrities have jumped on the vegan bandwagon, too. But while Pamela Anderson and Alicia Silverstone, for instance, have stuck with it, others soon gave it up.

Here are 10 stars who gave veganism a go only to ultimately discover that the lifestyle was a bit too much for them.

I was a vegan for about seven months. I lost so much weight I almost lost a job. They said, ‘If you don’t gain 15, 20 pounds we gonna have to recast.’ So I went straight to Shake Shack and got my life back together
Samuel L. Jackson

Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway stopped being vegan because she no longer felt healthy. Photo: Bang Showbiz
Anne Hathaway stopped being vegan because she no longer felt healthy. Photo: Bang Showbiz

Anne Hathaway ditched veganism for good after eating fish again gave her a health boost. She was filming for Interstellar in Iceland when she felt compelled to try a piece of fresh fish at a Michelin-starred restaurant. The actress told Tatler that her “brain felt like a computer rebooting”. She “just felt better” the next day, she said in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. In contrast, when she only ate plant-based food she “didn’t feel good or healthy”.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus recently revealed that she is no longer vegan on an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. Photo: Bang Showbiz
Miley Cyrus recently revealed that she is no longer vegan on an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. Photo: Bang Showbiz
After following a vegan diet for six years between 2013 and 2019, Miley Cyrus revealed in September on podcast The Joe Rogan Experience that she was no longer living on plant-based meals and had started eating fish again. The Midnight Sky singer revealed: “I was vegan for a very long time and I’ve had to introduce fish and omegas [back] into my life because my brain wasn’t functioning properly. Now I’m so much sharper.” Since quitting veganism, the pop star has received a backlash from the vegan community.

Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth gave up veganism after almost four years. Photo: Bang Showbiz
Liam Hemsworth gave up veganism after almost four years. Photo: Bang Showbiz
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