Ex-vegans: Chris Hemsworth and 4 other celebrities who have given up the plant-based diet
Chicken, fish and dairy products … It’s hard to keep track of which celebrities are adhering to the plant-based lifestyle, or to what extent
Star power is one of the reasons veganism has exploded in the public consciousness during the past few years.
When American singer Beyoncé and her rapper husband Jay-Z announced their “vegan challenge” – whereby they asked fans to go vegan and earn free concert tickets to their shows for life – the concept of veganism was shared with Beyoncé’s 129 million Instagram fans, sparking much discussion and debate in the comments section.
Many members of the Beyhive immediately swore they would change their meat-eating lifestyles if it meant being able to see this legendary couple perform live indefinitely.
Billie Eilish is another example of a celebrity reaching a wide audience with her stance against the eating of meat.
The American singer-songwriter shared recent footage of an investigation into alleged animal cruelty at Fair Oak Farms, a dairy producer in the US, on her Instagram stories.
She said, “If you can watch the videos that I just posted and not give a **** that it’s YOU contributing by LITERALLY EATING the creatures that are being fully tortured for your pleasure, I feel sorry for you.”
This blunt message was shared with her almost 30 million followers.
But what happens when stars change their vegan tune and go back to eating animal products? This indeed causes uproar in the vegan community and sometimes a social media flurry. Some celebs can’t stick to a vegan lifestyle because they give in to temptation or their work schedules make it hard to commit.
Here’s our second round-up up celebrities who’ve publicly admitted they’ve changed their minds about veganism.