Veganuary 2024: Celebrities Share Why They Went Vegan

By Bhavana Verma

January 16, 2024

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The Vegan movement has inspired many to turn to a vegan diet and boycott meat products after witnessing animal cruelty in meat production companies. While several viewed this as a fringe movement at first, it quickly gained momentum thanks to the celebrities supporting the cause. Here are 7 celebrities sharing why they got vegan.

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Joaquin Phoenix

After witnessing a brutal killing of fish, Joaquin Phoenix, at the age of 3, decided to go vegan and continued it as a lifelong commitment to animal welfare.

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Billie Eilish

Because of her love for animals, Billie Eilish turned vegan from vegetarian and used her platform to advocate for veganism.

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John Abraham

John believes that meat is unnecessary for adding protein to the diet, which is why he became vegan. He also supports animal rights and has a soft spot for them.

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Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi has become vegan and has spoken out against animal abuse. She also claims that a vegan diet helped boost her fitness and weight loss.

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Ricky Gervais

Driven by his staunch animal rights advocacy, as seen by his social media activism, Ricky Gervais went vegan and campaigned against animal cruelty.

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Tobey Maguire

Influenced by a lifelong aversion to meat and a commitment to cruelty-free living, Tobey Maguire went vegan in 2009.

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Natalie Portman

Inspired by Tobey Maguire's vegan lifestyle and driven by her concern for animal welfare and discomfort in animal products Natalie Portman also decided to go vegan.

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