2025 is fast approaching and with it comes New Year's resolutions we like to think we will keep, but then March comes around and the gym doesn't look so appealing anymore. One habit that thousands of people try every year is to transition from a meat to a plant-based diet; it can always seem a little daunting cutting our dairy or ditching meat, but countless celebs try it and stick to it, so why can't we?From a Made in Chelsea icon to a world famous comedian, check out some of our fave British vegan celebrities.
Lucy Watson
The former Made in Chelsea girlie is a vegan and has been for some time; she even has a range of vegan cookbooks and works with countless cruelty-free brands including Pai Skincare and e.l.f cosmetics.
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais confirmed he was vegan in 2022 after cutting out all animal-based products. The comedian speaks openly about his love of animals and is an advocate for numerous animal charities such as Catastrophes Cat Rescue and Chaldon Animal Sanctuary - he even donated £2 million to several animal charities after the success of his Armageddon tour.
Stella McCartney
Fashion designer and daughter of Beatles legend Paul McCartney, Stella McCartney is the one of most successful names in the world of luxury fashion.
She also happens to be one of the only high end designers who creates cruelty free products by using oil free and plant-based materials.
Romesh Ranganathan
Romesh Ranganathan has been vegan for over a decade and was vegetarian prior. The comedian has performed at several vegan festivals including Vegan Camp Out alongside poet and rapper, Akala.
Bella Ramsey
The Last of Us actor Bella Ramsey was voted one of PETA's Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities of 2023 and recently narrated a vegan film called Matilda and the Brave Escape alongside animal rights icons Ed Winters aka Earthling Ed.
JME
All you have to do is listen to a track by JME and you will know everything you need to about his plant-based world. The London based grime rapper often takes to social media to share his (always hilarious) views on why you should be vegan and revealed that it was his research on the dairy and meat industry that made him decide to go cruelty-free for good.
Bimini Bon Boulash
Drag icon Bimini has been vegan for nearly a decade and loves to educate their social media followers about the positives of not eating animals or animal based products.
Often referred to as 'East London’s plant-based princess,' Bimini is a Veganuary ambassador and continues to promote a vegan way of life.
Claudia Jessie
Not only is Bridgerton actress Claudia Jessie a vegan she is also a practicing Buddhist and refuses to shop from fast-fashion companies.
Emma D'Arcy
Emma D'Arcy may have become an internet sensation after her 'Negroni' chat with fellow House of Dragon star Olivia Cooke, but did you know they're also vegan?
The actor, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO TV show, recently confessed that their fave vegan snack is peanut butter and you don't get much more relatable than that.
Akala
Akala has been plant-based since 2007; back when Beyond Meat was but a fever dream and vegan mayonnaise wasn't even a concept. The poet and rapper is one of the most prominent faces in the world of veganism and is often involved in countless events, campaigns and talks surrounding the matter.
Leona Lewis
X factor winner Leona Lewis has always been an animal lover and went vegetarian when she was just 12 years old before opting to go vegan in 2012.
Leona is also the proud owner of a vegan coffee shop in L.A called Coffee and Plants and is a trustee for Hopefield Animal Sanctuary.
Emily Vierke is a digital writer for heat and Closer Online who has been vegan for over ten years and usually manages to wait till the second meeting to announce it. She is constantly on the look out for the coolest cruelty-free cosmetic brands and is only mildly obsessed with vegan queen Pamela Anderson.