Many celebrities, including musicians, currently follow or once adhered to a vegan, or plant-based, diet. Singers like Moby and Miley Cyrus said they began following a vegan diet because of how their pets make them feel. Musicians like Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande have also spoken about being vegan.
Why are celebrities ditching meat? Just like us regular folk, entertainers are drawn to veganism for different reasons—health, animal welfare, the environment, and social justice seem to be the most popular motivations.
Many people may be unaware that Eilish is also a passionate vegan. The 21-year-old has spoken publicly about the importance of animal rights and protecting the environment. At the time of writing, Eilish has 108 million Instagram followers, meaning her advocacy reaches a huge audience.
The pop star has been following a vegan diet for years, but the source said Grande has "taken it to extremes." "She subsists on the bare minimum - like smoothies, kale, seeds, nuts, broccoli and tofu," the source added.
Ariana Grande
The songstress has been vegan since 2013. As she explained in an interview published in December 2014 in The Mirror, she made the switch because of her love for animals. “I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding,” she said.
“This is kind of weird, but I really like organ meats. I love liver and onions,” the High School Musical star told Men's Health. While Efron no longer follows a vegan diet, he admitted that he does have regrets about the lifestyle change, as “morally” he wishes he was able to be vegan.
Bieber has been raving about vegan food for years. However, she has never really embraced the diet completely. In an Instagram story in 2021, she wrote: “Over the past two and half months I completely cut meat (other than fish) out of my daily eating and have been sticking to more vegetarian/vegan dishes.
Whilst The Sirtfood Diet doesn't advise against eating animal products, Adele is vegetarian — and that may have contributed to her weight loss.
What does Billie Eilish eat? It's no secret that the musician loves avocados. (After all, she enjoys a good avocado-themed filter and her Instagram handle used to be @wherearetheavocados.) Also on her top list of food likes: burritos, tofu, and lots of ramen.
Zendaya became a vegetarian at age 11 when she passed a slaughterhouse on a road trip with her father. She tells PEOPLE, "I thought it was awful, all those animals getting packed up in there waiting to be killed. I couldn't believe that's how I'd been getting my meat!" Since then, she's stuck to a plant-based diet.
Launched by Bey's friend and exercise psychologist, Marco Borges, 22 Days Nutrition is a meal planner service which helps to create healthier habits by moving towards a vegan lifestyle. This owuld prove to be the beginning of Beyonce's plant-based diet.
She has reduced her intake of animal products, if only from time to time, and, more importantly, has made veganism a talking point among the millions of fans she and her husband have. She is categorically not vegan but has certainly helped introduce others to the idea of a plant-based diet.
Miley Cyrus is no longer vegan
After several years as an outspoken vegan, animal rights activist who cried after eating fish the one time that her then-husband grilled it for her, Miley Cyrus told fans she ditched her plant-based diet in 2020 in favor of pescetarianism (eating fish but not meat).
Leonardo DiCaprio's devotion to his role in The Revenant proves just how great an actor he is. Even after being an adamant vegan, the award-winning actor broke his dietary rules just so he could deliver a striking performance in the film, which he undoubtedly did. It's not even something he was forced to do.
Snoop confessed that he fooled his family by sneaking Beyond Meat products into their food. He knew that once they tried them without bias, they'd realize how meaty plant-based products can really be. It's no surprise—Snoop was right.
Miley Cyrus and her reported brain fog
That is until September 2020, when the musician shared on The Joe Rogan Podcast that she had started eating fish. “I was vegan for a very long time,” she said. “I've had to introduce fish and omegas into my life because my brain wasn't functioning properly.”
Ariana's trainer Harley Pasternak said that Ari is a huge fan of Japanese food. She loves dishes like the sea vegetable hijiki, edamame beans, a radish called daikon, and a vegan version of the Japanese pancake okonomiyaki. All of these foods are vegan and fit under the macrobiotic diet.
Miley now describes herself as Pescatarian, and her diet involves eating fish in addition to vegetables and plant-based foods. She added that since reincorporating fish and gluten-based products into her diet, she has found herself to be “much sharper,” and that many of her other health concerns have vanished.
Kim is a big fan of beyond meat, and has even posted about it on her blog. She's also been spotted eating it at various events. As an ambassador, Kim will help to promote beyond meat to her millions of followers.
Despite the fact that she currently eats a non-vegetarian diet, Oprah Winfrey has done more than nearly anyone else in the media to publicize the benefits of veganism. In 2008 she embarked on a 21-day vegan cleanse and featured her progress on her television show.
Benefits of Veganism
While Pitt hasn't confirmed what type of diet he follows, veganism is synonymous with several of the causes he is vocal in his support for. In particular, environmentalism. Adopting a vegan diet could help preserve the natural environment.
And then I couldn't eat them. I was like, 'Okay, if I cannot eat these chickens because they actually have names and they are my friends, I am not going to be able to eat any chicken again. ' So I became a vegetarian," contactmusic.com quoted Shakira as saying.
No, Rihanna is not vegan. She eats meat and other animal products, and she wears fur and other animal materials. She also sells clothes made from animal materials through her fashion house. And although her cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty doesn't test on animals, some of the cosmetics do contain animal ingredients.
My mom had to check my blood count every week because my platelets were dropping.” Gomez has said that switching to a plant-based diet made her feel “much more clear and empowered,” and that she now enjoys vegan meals like avocado toast, lentil soup, and veggie stir-fries.
She doesn't think she'll go back to being a vegetarian
Although it's previously been reported that Gwyneth follows “a strict vegan diet”, she's actually still a meat-eater. She explained in The Clean Plate, “While I've dabbled in vegetarianism before, I don't see myself ever really going back.”