Who Is the Hottest Vegetarian Alive?

‘I love animals, so why would I eat them?’ says John Abraham, one of the hottest actors in Bollywood. John turned vegetarian when he realised that many animals raised for meat never get to see the sun or feel grass beneath their feet. ‘They are kept in dark, crowded places, crammed into cages which are so small that they can hardly turn around. Old animals are mercilessly killed.’

John is not alone – vegetarians are sprouting up all over the world, including Abdul Kalam, Amitabh Bachchan, Sir Paul McCartney, Yana Gupta, Richard Gere, Mahima Chaudhary, Martina Navratilova and Pamela Anderson, just to name a few.

As a doctor, Aditi Govitrikar feels that eating vegetarian food is the only way to keep fit. ‘Being a doctor, as well as a model, I know that eating veg is the first and most important ingredient in keeping fit’, says Aditi. ‘If you eat chicken or other meat, you’re consuming toxins, fat and cholesterol.’

‘I don’t always have time to work out’, says South Indian heartthrob Madhavan. ‘Being vegetarian helps me stay fit and healthy. For that reason alone, I’d recommend that everyone go veg.’

Top athletes know what it takes to leave meat-eaters in the dust – vegetarian diets that really pack a punch. Says Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator, ‘None of these powerhouses rely on meat for their muscle: Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard, “Mr International” bodybuilder Andreas Cahling, six-time Iron Man Triathlon winner Dave Scott and world middleweight champion Keith Holmes’.

India, especially, has a vast treasure of vegetarian delicacies. Esha Deol, winner of PETA’s 2002 hottest vegetarian contest, says, ‘I have been a vegetarian all my life, as has my family, including all my dogs. Even when my father, a non-vegetarian, comes home for dinner, he has to eat vegetarian fare’.

After all, what’s hotter than celebrities who ooze passion as well as compassion?

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To see a copy of PETA’s news release, click here.