Vegan women celebrities are a growing group in Hollywood, and that’s great news for animals, the planet, and the women who’ve opted to ditch meat.
In fact, interest in veganism on the whole is on the rise, and that’s likely at least partially due to the fact that famous women like Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry are experimenting with vegan diets.
The Google Search team recently confirmed to LIVEKINDLY that search interest in veganism reached an all-time high in the U.S. in November 2019, shortly after Kardashian first announced she was enjoying a plant-based diet. Even though search data fluctuates from year-to-year and even month-to-month, it’s clear that people are interested in veganism.
Keep reading for women celebrities who are living their best lives on a plant-based diet and showing that it’s not just a trend. For them, it’s a lifestyle.
Mýa
The singer, who has a vegan wine line and has advocated for cruelty-free fashion, has been vegan for many years.
In a June 2020 interview, the songstress even credited veganism with reversing her anemia and osteopenia. She also noted that she gained a sense of “peace and calm.”
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Alicia Silverstone
The Clueless star has been vegan since she was 21, thanks to the documentary The Witness, and is a passionate animal rights activist and environmentalist.
Silverstone wrote the vegan cookbook The Kind Diet in 2009 and has her own line of vegan vitamins called Mykind Organics.
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Tabitha Brown
The influencer and chef switched to a plant-based diet in an effort to address ongoing health issues. These days, Brown is keeping busy. She’s still known for her viral TikTok videos, but she also has a restaurant under her belt and a cookbook on the way.
Evanna Lynch
The Harry Potter star adopted a vegetarian diet for ethics when she was 11 and went vegan a few years later.
The Irish actress also co-founded Kinder Beauty Box, a vegan and cruelty-free skincare and makeup subscription service, and hosted her own vegan podcast, The Chickpeeps.
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Kate & Rooney Mara
Kate Mara went vegan for her health and her love for animals. “I’ve always had a pretty sensitive stomach, but when I cut animal products out of my diet, I felt so much better,” she told Shape.
Her sister, Rooney, who has a child, River, with her partner Joaquin Phoenix, also went vegan for ethics.
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Pamela Anderson
The Baywatch alum has been vegan for decades and even has her own vegan bag line.
Anderson decided to go vegan because of how “cruel” she found factory farming. She also pointed out how factory farming is the leading cause of “our biggest issue”, climate change.
Lizzo
The Grammy winner announced her vegan lifestyle in 2020 on TikTok. According to Lizzo, her diet is all about health and joy. Lizzo continues to share some of her favorite recipes and food hacks on the social media platform. She’s also an outspoken advocate for self-love.
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Billie Eilish
The Grammy winner was raised vegetarian, but these days, she doesn’t eat any animal products. The “Bad Guy” singer has regularly spoken out for animals and the planet on numerous occasions. Her most recent world tour was even “climate positive.”
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande adopted a plant-based diet in 2013 and has long been a vocal advocate for animal rights. The “Positions” songstress has several rescued animals and often wears faux fur. “I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding,” the Grammy winner told The Mirror in December 2014.
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Jessica Chastain
In a March 2019 interview with chef Jamie Oliver, Chastain said she has been vegan for 14 years and encouraged her mother, Jerri Chastain, to go plant-based too. She even bought her mother a vegan food truck.
Chastain is also an investor in Beyond Meat.
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Ruby Rose
The former Batwoman star began her gradual transition to the vegan diet in 2013. In June 2018, she shared a look inside her refrigerator, which was filled with plant-based foods.
The Australian actress is also an investor in the plant-based beverage brand Rebbl as well as Impossible Foods.
Mayik Bialik
The Jeopardy! Co-host, Call Me Kat star, and podcaster is a longtime vegan and activist. She is the author of the cookbook Mayim’s Vegan Table and was part-owner of a fast-casual vegan restaurant in downtown Los Angeles that closed in 2020.
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Natalie Portman
“I became vegan after reading [Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals],” Portman told Us Weekly, adding that the book pushed her to reconsider her vegetarian lifestyle. She also produced the documentary of the same name. Her children with dancer Benjamin Millepied, Aleph and Amalia, are plant-based as well.
Emily Deschanel
“It’s all about the impact on the environment that meat and dairy has and that factory farming has on the environment, and what it does to the animals, how horribly they’re kept,” Deschanel explained on the Switch4Good podcast. The actress is also a board member of Farm Sanctuary animal haven.
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Ellen Pompeo
The Grey’s Anatomy star went vegan in 2018 after a visit with her doctor. “I just went for my yearly appointment a couple of weeks ago and [Dr. Kristi Funk] told me about her book,” Pompeo told People in April of that year. “Since then my whole family has gone completely vegan.”
