Vegan Celebrities
As a follow up to our post of “Vegetarian Celebrities,” we thought it would be enlightening to include a list of vegan celebrities to round up this segment.
Most Notable Vegan Celebrities
Actress Alicia Silverstone chose a vegan lifestyle, writing several of her own vegan cookbooks and has been quoted for saying, “Going vegan is the single best thing I've done in my life. I am so much happier and more confident. I made a decision based on my moral beliefs.” Actor and Environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. has been a vegetarian off and on since 1970, converting to full veganism in 1992. His decision to become vegan came from more environmental and humanitarian reasons, as seen in his T.V. show “Living With Ed.”
Another celebrity, comedian and Talk Show host Ellen DeGeneres cites animal welfare as her and her partner Portia de Rossi’s reason for becoming vegan. She has gone so far as to have an entire segment on veganism on her day time talk show, interviewing such notable vegans as Russell Simmons and President Bill Clinton, and has included a section on the website regarding the benefits of a vegan lifestyle.
Among much speculation about his tremendous decline in weight, President Bill Clinton made it known that he too now embraces a vegan diet. During an interview with CNN, President Clinton stated, “After having a stint put in… it clogged up. 82% of the people who become vegan have began to heal themselves.” Model Heather Mills first became interest in holistic nutrition in 1994 organic plant based raw diet healed a persistent infection in her leg where prescribed medicine had failed. A no nonsense straight talker on humanitarian and social topics, Heather Mills uses her position on as an activist charity campaigner and United Nations Association Goodwill Ambassador to advocate for animal rights and landmine clearance.
Surprising Vegan Celebrities
Actress and notable animal rights advocate Betty White, recently named Chairwoman of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, is reported to be vegan. Despite her disapproval of PETA and their campaign methods, Betty White still pursues animal welfare, even refusing a role in the movie “As Good As it Gets” for a scene where a small dog is thrown down a laundry chute. “The Biggest Loser” Personal Trainer Bob Harper along with Actress Olivia Wilde were voted by PETA as the sexiest vegetarians of 2010. Olivia is passionate about the subject, even going as far as to create her own “Wilde Things” blog where she advocates for humane farming practices and offers a list of vegan options for food and accessories. Rapper Common, in an interview with Ebony Magazine stated, “It's not where my heart is. To the hip-hop community I say, 'If you eat better, you live better and feel better.” What would seem an industry built on the appeal of excess, Common is joined by artists The Pharcyde, Missy Elliot, The Roots, Ziggy Marley, Dick Gregory, Persia White, and Andre “3000” as supporters of an entirely vegan diet.
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