- [Narrator] A growing number of people
are embracing veganism, for a variety of reasons.
(upbeat music)
Health, animal welfare, and the environment.
And, Hollywood A-listers are no exception.
In a two part series, find out which celebs are vegan,
and why they decided to ditch animal products for good.
Number 13, Liam Hemsworth.
Liam Hemsworth went vegan in 2015.
After a press tour for the science fiction series,
The Hunger Games.
- There's 24 of us Gale, only one comes out.
- Yeah, and that's gonna be you.
- [Narrator] Hemsworth got sick with the flu.
He told AskMen that he reached out
to his vegan Hunger Games costar,
Woody Harrelson, for advice.
Woody Harrelson told me that I should try
eating raw vegetables.
He's got more energy than anyone I've ever met,
along with the nicest guy in the world.
So, I tried it out.
Since then I've felt amazing,
and have been eating that way ever since.
Liam Hemsworth loves eating vegan for health reasons.
And, he has no problems keeping fit.
He even convinced his brother, Chris Hemsworth,
to try a plant based diet while
fitness training for the film Thor.
- Well, kinda both like fire.
- The star's also conscious of animal cruelty.
He told Men's Fitness Magazine,
that the more he became aware of the horrors
of the animal agriculture industry,
the more he couldn't eat meat.
Hemsworth has also rocked cruelty-free looks
on the red carpet.
Along with his wife, and fellow vegan, Miley Cyrus.
The couple attended G'Day USA's gala in January.
Hemsworth was accepting an award
for his roles in the Hunger Games
and Independence Day: Resurgence.
- I feel pretty good about getting in one of these fighters
and blowing 'em outta the sky.
- [Narrator] And, wore a vegan suit
by luxury menswear brand, Brave GentleMan.
He also wore vegan leather shoes, and a belt.
Vegan fashion was at the center of his wedding
to singer Miley Cyrus too.
Cyrus has been vegan since 2015 as well.
And, wore a made-to-order ivory silk satin gown,
by Vivienne Westwood, on her wedding day.
Paired with white satin shoes
by vegan brand Cult of Coquette.
On Instagram Miley shared a candid photo of her
and her sisters, Noah and Brandi,
diving into the serving dishes of vegan food at the wedding.
Cyrus also shared a Valentine's Day shout-out to Liam.
By sharing a wedding photo that gives us
major vegan couple goals.
Number 12, Woody Harrelson.
Woody Harrelson is a longtime vegan.
According to animal rights group PETA,
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,
he first ditched dairy in his 20s,
when a woman on a bus diagnosed his streaming nose
and acne as lactose intolerance.
The star now embraces a mostly raw vegan lifestyle.
Meaning he has ditched meat, eggs, dairy,
and strays from processed and cooked foods, and sugar.
The 57 year old actor credits his vegan diet
for making him look 10 years younger.
- Well, if you think about it,
the strongest animal, pound for pound, in nature is the ape.
- [Stephen] Is the whale.
- Right.
- [Narrator] For Harrelson, diet is crucial
for his energy levels.
He told InStyle Magazine, I eat vegan,
but I mostly eat raw.
If I have a cooked meal, I feel my energy drop.
So, when I first started shifting my diet,
it wasn't as much a moral or an ethical pursuit,
but an energetic pursuit.
The star is passionate about the environment too.
In 2017 he started a Meatless Monday campaign
with Paul McCartney.
- A third of all serial crops and more than
95% of soy is turned into feed for farmed animals.
- One day a week can make a world of difference.
- [Narrator] Encouraging people to adopt meatless meals
once a week in an effort to slow climate change.
Number 11, Maggie Q.
Maggie Q went vegan nearly 20 years ago.
The Divergent series and Mission Impossible III actor.
- Nice job. - Thank you.
- [Narrator] Ditched animal products
after attending a concert in Hong Kong,
where she met with a PETA volunteer
and learned the negative effects that animal agriculture
has on the environment.
Discussing sustainability, the star says,
one of the things that is missing from political discourse,
from policy, from government, is the fact that
the leading cause of carbon emissions in the world
is animal agriculture.
And, no one is talking about it.
This is the real issue that is driving climate change.
- When we do feel the weight of the world,
and truly the weight of the world depends on us,
you know, it depends on our choices.
And, I wish that people would pick up a book,
or watch a documentary, and understand that
their choices can really make a difference.
- [Narrator] She also speaks up for confined marine mammals.
Using her Instagram account to advocate
for Empty the Tanks Worldwide.
- For more than 50 years animals have been used
in horrific and painful tests for cosmetic products.
Today, modern alternatives to animal testing are available,
and used by hundreds of cruelty-free companies.
- [Narrator] Maggie Q has also advocated
for the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act.
A bill that passed in California,
which bans the use of animal tests on cosmetic products.
Maggie Q is set to star in Slice of Life,
a forthcoming documentary that explores
the growing popularity of vegan food across the globe.
Number 10, Joaquin Phoenix.
Joaquin Phoenix has been vegan for 40 years.
On a fishing trip as a kid, he and his siblings
wanted to go vegetarian after seeing how fish were killed.
He told Collider, I guess to stun them,
they were throwing them against the side of the boat.
It felt like a real injustice.
I just thought it was such a gross abuse of power in a way.
I think that during that moment,
we knew we were not going to eat meat anymore.
His family ditched meat and fish.
And, went vegan shortly thereafter.
Phoenix has produced powerful documentaries on veganism.
Such as 2017's What the Health.
And, 2005's Earthlings.
He narrated the latter.
A documentary that opens the viewer's eyes
to the ongoing cruelty in the animal agriculture industry.
- [Joaquin] All of us are considered earthlings.
Warm or cold-blooded, mammal, vertebrate or invertebrate,
bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, and human alike.
- He also narrated 2018's Dominion,
with actor Rooney Mara.
A documentary that explores the various ways
animals are commodified in Australia.
Phoenix is a vocal animal rights activist.
- I've been vegan practically my whole life.
And, I don't use animal products, don't use leather.
I thought that I was avoiding wool.
I never knew that suits were made of wool.
- [Narrator] He has supported the wool-free movement
in PETA's 2018 campaign for New York Fashion Week.
Number nine, Rooney Mara.
Rooney Mara is a self-proclaimed ethical vegan.
She has been on and off vegetarian since the age of nine.
- What are you doing? - Reading your notes.
- They're encrypted.
- Please.
- [Narrator] But, committed to veganism
about seven years ago,
after seeing videos of tortured animals
in the animal agriculture system.
Mara is ethical in what she eats, and in what she wears.
The star started a vegan clothing
and accessories label in 2018.
The label features high-quality vegan materials,
such as faux leather.
Mara told Vogue, in fast fashion you can find
faux leather boots that are really cheap.
But, while it's cruelty-free in the animal sense,
I didn't necessarily know where those things were made,
or if they were cruel toward humans.
Mara narrated the vegan documentary Dominion,
alongside Joaquin Phoenix.
The pair have been a vegan power couple since 2017.
Number eight, Natalie Portman.
Natalie Portman is an outspoken advocate for animals.
And, most recently appeared in a PETA video about empathy.
- Decades ago one man articulated the plight of animals
so boldly that the modern world couldn't ignore him.
His name was Isaac Bashevis Singer.
- [Narrator] You may also recognize her voice
as the narrator for the 2018 documentary, Eating Animals,
based on the 2009 book by novelist Jonathan Saffran Foer.
- You come across these steel masterpieces.
All brought together in the most ingenious ways.
To produce more and more.
Recently I produced a documentary, Eating Animals,
which hopefully you will get to see soon.
(cheering)
And, it's a look at the factory farming system,
and problem in our country.
- [Narrator] Natalie Portman has been
a vegetarian since the age of nine.
But, Foer's book influenced her decision
to go vegan eight years ago.
On the set of her recent film, Vox Lux,
Portman requested 100% vegan wardrobe.
- This is a culmination of my life's work so far.
I was under a lot of stress after my accident.
But, that's what this show is about.
It's about rebirth.
- [Narrator] Designer Keri Langerman
was thrilled to take part in creating vegan costumes.
She has also worked with award winning
vegan actor Rooney Mara on vegan costumes.
Part two will be dropping next Tuesday.
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