18 Celebrities You Didn't Realise Led A Vegan Lifestyle

They're setting the example.

1. Alicia Silverstone

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The Clueless star has been famously vegan for years and has even published a book on the subject – The Kind Diet.

2. RZA

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Wu-Tang Clan's long time vegan member RZA is so committed to the cause that he has launched a vegan clothing line.

3. Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu has been vegan for over 20 years, which may be why she literally doesn't age.

4. Benedict Cumberbatch

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The Sherlock star was named PETA's most beautiful vegan of 2018. He still loves Nando's though.

5. Ava DuVernay

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Ava, the talented filmmaker, is also PETA's most beautiful vegan of 2018. She also points out that veganism isn't just about animal rights, but social justice and access to food.

6. Peter Dinklage

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Peter has been vegetarian since childhood, and vegan for the past few years. He's a passionate animal rights activist and has made content for PETA, urging others to follow suit and cut out animal products.

7. Miley Cyrus

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Miley is so vegan that PETA called her the "Veganest Vegan to Ever Vegan", which is really vegan.

8. Liam Hemsworth

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Liam is a fairly recent convert, but he loves the lifestyle so much he is even encouraging his brother, Chris, to start eating more plant-based foods, too.

9. Jenna Dewan-Tatum

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Jenna has been vegan since she was just ten years old. Obviously it's done nothing but wonders for her health, given her success as a dancer and fitness model.

10. Sia

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The multi-talented singer, song-writer, producer, and director has been vegan for some time and even encourages her fans to make the change as well.

11. Olivia Wilde

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OLivia became vegetarian at a very young age, and has been vegan since around 2008 according to this article.

12. Portia de Rossi

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After Portia moved to a farm with her partner, Ellen Degeneres, she realised the was arbitrarily grouping animals into 'food' and 'not food' – and soon her empathy stretched to all of them, and she felt she couldn't be anything but vegan.

13. Ellen Page

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Ellen Page has been vegan for years and was even named one of PETA's sexiest vegan celebrities in 2014.

14. Moby

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Moby became a vegetarian at the age of 19, and two years later he became vegan. In the 29 years since, he hasn't looked back.

15. Stevie Wonder

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Stevie Wonder has been vegan for several years now, not just for his health but for the good of the planet.

16. Ruby Rose

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Ruby Rose began her transition to veganism slowly in 2013, first mostly due to a medical condition. She eventually transitioned fully into the lifestyle and even stopped wearing leather products in 2017.

17. Lewis Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton is a vegan not just as a pursuit for the healthiest possible lifestyle, but out of fear of how the meat industry is damaging the planet. He has said to BBC that "Every person I have met who has gone vegan says it is the best decision they have ever made."

18. Mike Tyson

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The heavyweight champion has been vegan for several years and claims that the lifestyle changed has helped him lose weight, improve his blood pressure, his arthritis and his health overall.