Vegan Celebrities 

A lot of celebrities have made a commitment to adopting a plant-based vegan diet and lifestyle, and are inspiring others to these on too. Look no further than Hollywood where there is no end to the exhortations to make this life choice. So many actors and actresses are telling us how much better they feel for having made this change in their lives, and how much more energy they have. Our Instagram feeds are a testament to this celebrity vegan trend. 

Some of the celebrity stories we have reported on include:

• the blockchain company VeganNation, which has developed the VeganCoin cryptocurrency, has recruited Game of Thrones actor Jerome Flynn to join its advisory board;
• newspaper reports indicate that Boris Johnson has been playing with the idea of going vegan and his girlfriend environmentalist Carrie Symonds appears to be behind the makeover;
• Boris Johnson and his brief experiment with veganism;
• Billie Eilish tells her 26.2 million Instagram followers that “animals are tortured for your pleasure” and reveals shocking undercover footage of a dairy farm; 
• heavy metal rocker Dez Fafara reveals in an interview in Australia’s Heavy magazine why he’s no longer part of the BBQ culture having gone vegan four years ago;
• Russell Brand has intimated for some time that he was close to being a vegan, and has now officially revealed that he is;
• Hollywood director James Cameron whilst filming in New Zealand has said that the country is not living up to its clean, green image because of the environmental damage caused by meat and dairy farming. He is campaigning for the transition to a meatless world in twenty years;
• Jaden Smith is playing the superhero in real life by launching a vegan food truck and feeding the Los Angeles homeless;
• Ellen de Generes has urged her 77 million Instagram followers to eat less meat;
• Billie Eilish and Woody Harelson have done a double act video with their thoughts on climate change and appeared together on Saturday Night Live;
• the animal activist vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix‘s role in The Joker serves as a symbolic metaphor for what the actor calls the “absurd and barbaric” act of eating animals;
• Lewis Hamilton has made a plea for greater environmental consicousness and opinions are sharply divided as to whether he is a sage or a hypocrite;
• a blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the life of Donald Watson, the visionary founder of the Vegan Society at his former school;
• the dance music star Moby has unveiled a new tattoo comprising twelves letters on his arms proclaiming “A-N-I-M-A-L  / R-I-G-H-T-S” to celebrate 32 years as a vegan;
• Ellen de Generes and her wife Portia de Rossi have invested in Miyoko’s Creamery stating their support for the company’s Mission of Compassion;
• Michelin chef Raymond Blanc welcomes the challenges top chefs face by the “necessary” vegan revolution;
• PETA has acknowledged Joaquin Phoenix for his dedication to animal rights advocacy by awarding him the organisation’s 2019 Person of the Year.