Harry Styles Finally Confirms: “I Don’t Eat Meat”

Harry Styles is more than just a talented performer: After his departure from One Direction and his two wildly successful solo studio albums, he has officially cemented himself as a cultural icon. People gravitate towards him for his witty personality, bold style, musical talents, and the way he continuously and confidently breaks gender norms. Styles put on quite a show on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series and even sat down for a post-show interview where he gushed about his love for the Green Bay Packers and his meat-free diet.

Speculation has been swirling that Styles has always been a vegetarian who eats some fish and chips once and awhile. He's never publicly declared why he doesn't eat meat but after piecing together the past five years we might have a good look into his why.

He loves animals.

Rewind to 2015: Styles is the leading man of One Direction and is performing at a concert in San Diego. In between songs, Styles implored his fans to avoid SeaWorld, which is hated for mistreating animals. Styles said, “Does anybody like dolphins? Don’t go to SeaWorld.” Animal advocates around the world applauded the awareness he brought back then and is still relevant today.

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This past January, a tweet went viral showing Styles watching someone's dog while they ran in to grab takeout. Rory Carroll, a sports correspondent for Reuters and stranger to Styles, was running in for food but couldn't bring his dog inside to pick up the order.

Carrol tweeted: "I was outside a restaurant in Hollywood trying to pick up my take out order but couldn’t go in because I was with my puppy. Harry Styles saw my predicament, tapped me on the shoulder and said he could watch Oscar while I went in. What a guy."

He thinks Brussels sprouts are the new kale.

Styles was over the kale trend before it even began. "I think sprouts [are] gonna be, like, the new kale," Harry told BBC in 2017. Styles even shared his favorite ways to incorporate Brussels sprouts into his diet. "I like putting them in a curry. I like kinda sautéing them," said Styles. His favorite combination is red onion, garlic and Brussels sprouts tossed together.

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Yes to the cheese, no to the meat.

Styles performed his latest hits Watermelon Sugar and Cherry on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert back in March. NPR's concerts consist of musicians from all sectors of the industry from Wu-Tang Clan to Lizzo. On a normal day, the artists would be set up in what looks like the corner of an office but right now they are doing Tiny Desk "Home" Concerts.

After his mini-performance Styles chatted with NPR's Stephen Thompson about their love for the Green Bay Packers. Surprisingly, a conversation that started out just with two guys talking about football ended with Styles revealing he still doesn't eat any meat.

Thompson and Styles bonded over their love for the Wisconsin football team and gushed about their home field, Lambeau Field. What is unique to Lambeau Field is a dish called "horse collars" which are essentially kielbasa sausages served with cheese and sauerkraut.

Thompson said, “Did you have a horse collar?” Styles quickly answered, “I did not. I don’t eat meat." The two are hoping the stadium will debut a  "veggie horse collar" very soon. Styles isn't vegan since he still eats dairy, and joked his love for cheese is part of the reason why he loves the packers so much since Wisconsin is "The Cheese State."

More and more celebrities ditch the meat

Styles isn't the only celebrity who doesn't eat meat. Jack Black recently ditched meat to help the environment. A recent report by Million Insights shows the direct relationship between the growing number of vegans and celebrities publicly endorsing and eating vegan food. The more celebrities ditch meat, the more fans become interested in the plant-based lifestyle. We're sure that Styles' revealing his meat-free diet to his dedicated fan base will have a positive effect in the reduction of animal product consumption.

Sir James Paul McCartney is no stranger to a meat-free life as he's been vegetarian for 45 years. He initially went vegetarian in 1975 with his first wife Linda McCartney and began his advocacy for animal rights.

If you find yourself constantly singing along to the song The Greatest, then you're already a Sia fan. Sia tweeted that she is "fully vegan now" back in 2014 and stays true to her word

Way back at the start of Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh took the cast out for a plant-based lunch at Truly Vegan in Hollywood. In her effort to inspire contemporaries to eat vegan, the TV star is known to invite her friends for vegan meals that are delicious. She adopted the vegan lifestyle years ago and continues to quietly live a cruelty-free life.

Giselle revealed that when she was at the peak of her modeling career, her diet consisted of "cigarettes, wine, and mocha Frappuccinos," according to an interview in People Magazine. Now 39 and the mother of two children, Gisele eats a "mostly" plant-based diet to nourish her body and stay fueled.

Alec Baldwin has made a bigger commitment to plant-based eating since he was first told by doctors that he was pre-diabetic and needed to change his diet. That was decades ago. But, over the last few years, he's been vocal about the benefits not only to his health but also the impact plant-based eating has on the environment.

Miley adopted a gluten-free diet back in 2012 for health reasons and two years later, committed to a vegan diet she still lives by today.

We all remember Pamela Anderson as the curvaceous blonde in the hit series Baywatch as she played Casey Jean in the red one-piece swimsuit that brought her world-class fame. She is a life-long active animal rights advocate and teamed up with PETA to join the Animal Protection Organization.

"We shouldn't eat as much meat guys," Kristen Stewart told GQ in an interview in January. The Twilight star has made a full 180 from vampire to vegan. When she appeared on the game show "Hot Ones" she chose to skip the wings and instead compete by eating increasing spicier sauce on vegan cauliflower wings.

This award-winning actor eats a high-protein diet consisting of only plants. Leto, who has been plant-based for 20 years, says it keeps him "shredded" in an interview. Now, 48, Leto looks half his age.

Jaden Smith switched up his diet from vegan to vegetarian, meaning that he doesn't eat meat but does eat dairy from time to time. In a recent article by Plant Based News, Smith admits he skipped meals and was not getting the proper nutrition when he was vegan, but this hasn't stopped him from espousing the plant-based life.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has never admitted to being fully vegan, but sources say, she eats a plant-based diet most days during the week. She is teaching Prince Harry vegan cooking and in a Plant-Based News article, Markle explained how she hopes to raise baby Archie on a mostly vegan diet.

As a professional athlete, fueling the body is a key factor to Willaim's successes. In a Bon Appetite article, she explained that she adopted a plant-based diet back in 2012, she was eating a lot "healthier" for her sister, Venus, who eats a strict vegan diet for health reasons.

The popular grocery store, Whole Foods Market sells vegan products and nonvegan products which arises black lash from ethical vegans as CEO John Mackey follows a strict vegan diet. The successful businessman grew up in Houston Texas and told Business Insider that he would traditionally eat processed foods for dinner while watching TV with his family. Now, Mackey steers clear from the processed isle and eats a clean vegan diet and feels amazing at the age of 65.

Jason Mraz, singer of the popular song, I'm Yours, committed to a vegan diet to support his friend diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Mraz says he eats mostly raw food and told magazine sources his favorite vegan dish is "Chocomole, a mixture of avocados, dates, cacao, agave nectar, and coconut oil."

Long time vegan, Leona Lewis grew up in a vegan household and continues to eat a plant-based diet. Lewis first adopted the diet at 12 when she learned about the health risks of eating animal products but told Women's Health Magazine she occasionally eats an omelet. She also mentioned her 2:30 lunch is normally a kale salad topped with dried cranberries and she loves a veggie stir-fry for dinner.

Hannah Teter changed her diet after watching the documentary, Earthlings when she discovered how "horrible" factory farming is. After a strict vegetarian diet, Teter liked the way she performed as an athlete and believes that her diet helped her win gold at the 2006 games.

You may recognize Maggie Q as the star of the Nikita series, but in the plant-based world, she's well-known for her heroic activism. Maggie Q has followed a strict vegan diet for 19 years, making her a true veteran of the lifestyle. She made the plant-based diet transition because she felt sluggish and had low energy, she has said. The famous actress keeps in shape by eating veggies and plant-based protein and working out with a passion.

Winner of the first Masterchef vegan cook-off with Gordon Ramsay, Madelaine Petsch was raised vegetarian and went completely vegan at age 14. She claims that she started this diet before it was "trendy" and shot a campaign for PETA last year wearing a dress made of bok choy. Petsch says her vegan diet allows her to feel "healthier" and not "lethargic."

After doing a little sleuthing on her social media platforms we think Millie Bobbi Brown qualifies as plant-based. Whether or not she is actually skipping all meat and dairy, one thing is for sure: She eats mostly salads, vegetables and grains and lives a predominantly plant-based lifestyle full of healthy foods.

The grammy-nominated sisters went vegan for a week with their mom but liked it so much they decided to stick with it. For one thing, it helps keep their "voices in shape" by eating a vegan diet and they emphasize the fact that dairy helps to limit extra mucus build-up, according to a PETA interview.

Best known for her role as Lizzie Mcguire in the long-running series, Hilary Duff is a recent vegan advocate and entrepreneur. She recently launched the vegan and cruelty-free eyeshadow palette, "Day Dreamer" and changed her diet to plant-based last fall.