Written by Vegetarian Star on November 26th, 2008 in Actresses.
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The results of the2008 VegNews poll are finally tallied and appear in the November/December issue of the magazine.
Natalie Portman won favorite vegan celebrity. After looking at this pic, wow, it’s not hard to see why. But in all seriousness, Nat’s not just a beauty on the outside. A Harvard graduate, actress, not to mention an eco-friendly business woman with her own line of Te Casan shoes. And she’s still single. No, we don’t have her number so don’t email us about it.
Other celeb winners included Shania Twain as favorite vegan musician. For the complete list of all favorite things veggie, including favorite vegan athlete Tony Gonzalez, follow this link.
Maybe they eat a different kind of fake turkey in the UK, where both Joss Stone and Leona Lewis, two soulful singing divas, hail. Doesn’t matter, after a week it all just tastes the same. But if you had to…who would you…
So vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix has decided to retire from the film industry and pursue a career in singing. Seems like lots of stars are diversifying their resumes lately.
Here’s a video of him actually singing in his own part for the story of Johnny Cash movie, Walk The Line where he played Johnny. After listening to Joaquin’s singing, how would you say his musical career will turn out? Vote below the video!
If you are in your twenties or younger and you went vegetarian in your teens, you probably existed a great deal on Amy’s Kitchen products after school. From burritos to mac and cheese to tofu pot pies, you can’t go wrong with a healthy product that’s quick to fix, inexpensive, and meat-free.
If you’re still into Amy’s congrats, you’re in good company. Victoria DeSantis, who is on the Western Sales Team with Amy’s Kitchen was watching MTV Cribs one day when she saw Russell Simmons open up his crib to show the cameras his freezer was full of their products.
Talk about a free advertisement.
Russell’s not the only one diggin’ Amy’s at his crib. Their food keeps Death Cab For Cutie from becoming grumpy on tour and Moby’s got some in his fridge as well.
Not long ago, NBA basketball legend John Salley made an appearance on Rachael Ray, who is currently our favorite Food Network chef at the moment. Check out the archives to find out why.
Salley became a vegetarian to reduce his cholesterol back in 1991. This week he’ll be cooking a vegetarian Thanksgiving feast to whoever is lucky enough to get invited to his home.
“I cook for Thanksgiving — they don’t even know that they’re not eating meat,” he said as he went on to explain a dish that involved pureeing squash and cauliflower.
The Veg Star has already brought you the news of how he and other African-American celebrities were trying to get the word out to encourage African-Americans to go veg.
Read more about how theepisode went and don’t forget to grab the recipe.
“I think we need more vegan junk food. Who has time when you’re out in the world to get something quick? Why can’t we have a dollar menu? So many people don’t respond to animal rights as a whole because they know they will have to change their lifestyle so drastically. Why not make it easier for them?”
“You can’t preach with veganism. You need to be funny and lively.” A lot of people treat veganism as a my-way-or-the-highway type thing, but it’s good to keep a sense of humor. You can do this while still moving toward a more compassionate world.”
—-Singer and songwriter Nellie McKay, in an interview with Vegetarian Journal. Earlier, we told you how she calls herself a Junkatarian and has an addiction to the french fries. Her idea of vegan fun is potato chips, beer, and spaghetti. Now she’s aiming for the Cheetos.
Vegetarian Vampires have taken over! The film, Twilight, based on the novel series by Stephenie Meyer, took a bite of $70.5 million at the box office during it’s opening weekend.
It features a group of vampires, known as the “vegetarian vampires,” because they don’t eat humans. However, they still eat animals in the forest, so sounds like they have some identity issues.
One of the vegetarian, but not really vampires, Angela Weber, played by Christian Serratos spoke to Peta2.org about her thoughts on dissection, fur, and animal testing in cosmetics. Since Serratos wears glasses, the film’s producers decided to write this into her character.
After watching the video, don’t forget to enter to win the entire Twilight book series as well as a pair of tickets to watch the vegetarian vampires at a theatre near you.
Clothing is expensive enough. When you throw in designer labels and aim to be cruelty-free the price jumps so much, it makes you want to take a sewing class and make your own.
Leona Lewis wants to change that and expressed her desire to do so to Sunday Express’ S.
“I love Stella McCartney – but her clothes are very expensive,” Lewis said of the eco-friendly fashion designer. “I think people need a more affordable option.”
“I’m trying to find the right companies to work with, sourcing different things and talking to creative teams.”
“I would love to promote an affordable line of non-leather bags and shoes.”
