Is Natalie Portman Vegan? Yes, and She Calls It Basic Empathy
One book turned Natalie Portman from 20-year vegetarian into one of Hollywood’s clearest vegan voices. Her story, her 2025 statements and the honest pregnancy footnote.
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Yannick Haldenwanger
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Hi, I'm Yannick. From southern Germany, the Black Forest to be precise, founder of This Is Vegan since 2019 and these days based in Bali. From here I push animal-welfare projects forward and travel the world.
I've been vegetarian since I was six and vegan for more than 20 years. My approach was never to guilt-trip anyone. It's to show how easy, delicious and relaxed everyday vegan life can be, inviting people in rather than pushing them away.
That's exactly what this online magazine and the Plantbased Podcast are for: inspiring people to stand up for animals and the planet and to live vegan.
Is Beyoncé Vegan? No, and She Said So Herself
Beyoncé co-owns a plant-based food company and keeps doing 22-day plant-based challenges. She also told the New York Times, in writing, that she is not a vegan. The honest answer.
Is Travis Barker Vegan? Yes, and He Says Punk Rock Made It Cool First
Travis Barker hid meat in his pockets as a kid, survived a plane crash, and came out the other side fully vegan. The Blink-182 drummer’s story, checked for 2026.
Is Pamela Anderson Vegan? Yes, for Over 30 Years and Now She Cooks It
A bloodied deer turned a child vegetarian. Decades later Pamela Anderson has a plant-based cooking show, a bestselling vegan cookbook and 30 years of PETA activism. The full story.
Is Evanna Lynch Vegan? Yes, and She Turned It Into a Career
Luna Lovegood grew up to become one of the most committed vegan activists in entertainment: a podcast, a beauty company, VR films inside dairy farms. The full story.
Is Miley Cyrus Vegan? No, and the Reason She Quit Is Complicated
Miley Cyrus was once PETA’s ‘veganest vegan.’ Then in 2020 she said her brain stopped working properly and went back to fish. The honest story of why she left.
Is Tobey Maguire Vegan? Spider-Man Went Meat-Free in 1992 and Never Looked Back
Tobey Maguire played all three of his Spider-Man films as a vegetarian and has been fully vegan since 2009. He once had a Mercedes de-leathered. The quiet long-hauler, checked.
Is Alicia Silverstone Vegan? 28 Years and Still the Blueprint
Alicia Silverstone went vegan in 1998, before it was a market, a hashtag or a career move. The rescue dog that started it, the Kind Diet and her 2026 status.
Is Stevie Wonder Vegan? Yes, and He Once Sang About It in a Moving Car
Stevie Wonder went vegan around 2014 and improvised a song about it on Carpool Karaoke. His tour chef, the tofu bacon and where he stands in 2026.
Is Moby Vegan? 39 Years, Two Tattoos and a Coachella Pledge Say Yes
Moby has been vegan since 1987. That’s longer than most of his fans have been alive. The cat that started it, the restaurant, the tattoos and the 2026 Coachella move.