Worshipping celebrity vegans can often be a problematic endeavour.
Holding up and celebrating famous people as vegans has often come back to bite our community in the backside.
Miley was championed as an ethical vegan for years right up until she went on the Joe Rogan podcast to tell the world she was eating animals again.
One of my childhood heroes, Drew Barrymore, also went down a similar route. Drew lived as a vegan for years but over the past decade or more had dipped in and out of plant-based eating sporadically. The superstar does promote a lot of vegan food, but it feels as though the argument for ethical veganism is somewhat diluted by her suggesting it’s cool to chop and change on a whim.
I am not really here to drag ex-vegan celebrities (and I do still love both of the mentioned performers. I mean, Flowers is a fabulous song), rather I’d love to shout out a vegan celebrity I feel more comfortable endorsing.
So take a look at who I bumped into yesterday at legendary vegan fried chicken shop, Temple of Seitan.
If there’s one person who embodies iconic, it’s Bimini Bon-Boulash.
Bursting onto screens in RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2, they instantly became a fan favourite with their punk attitude, East London charm, and jaw-dropping fashion moments.
But Bimini didn’t stop at drag superstardom.
They’ve since launched a music career, dropping infectious tracks that blend pop, punk, and unapologetic queer energy. Their fashion line is as bold as they are, serving up gender-fluid, boundary-pushing looks that scream creativity.
And let’s not forget that Bimini is a proud and vocal vegan, constantly using their platform to shout about compassion, sustainability, and how we can all do better. An absolute legend in every sense.
Follow Bimini on Instagram. Listen to Bimini on Spotify. Order Bimini’s best-selling book online.
If you want to be the first to see what Bimini was filming at Temple of Seitan, follow restaurant news and listings bible Infatuation London on Instagram. They’ll be dropping their Bimini collaboration video soon.
You can order my book ‘Fat Gay Vegan: Eat, Drink and Live Like You Give a Sh!t’ online now. It has been out a while now but is still a good read. You can also listen to the Audiobook read by me!
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