Ricky Gervais Confirms He's Vegan

We've been waiting for it for years!

Comedian, actor and director Ricky Gervais has been known as animal rights activist for years but only recently he revealed that he follows a vegan lifestyle.

Gervais was a guest on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", and during a funny conversation with the host of the show, he shared that he is vegan.

On the American talk show, Jimmy Fallon asked him: "If you had to be a cannibal, who would you eat [from the Beatles]?"

Ricky replied: "Well, I am vegan so it's even worse for me, I wouldn't…". to which Fallon joked: "What about Paul McCartney? He's vegan".

"Well, that doesn't make any difference if you eat someone who's vegan, you're still eating meat, aren't you? If you eat a cow that doesn't make you vegan because you're eating an animal that's vegan," Gervais retorted.

"So you wouldn't eat Paul McCartney, even if you had the chance?" Fallon joked.

"Well, I'd rather not eat anyone!" Gervais replied.

Ricky Gervais has been known for criticising animal farming, hunting, bullfighting, puppy mills, and animal testing. He is the face of many global animal rights campaigns and uses social media to spread awareness of animal cruelty.

For years, the vegan community suspected that he might be vegan, but Ricky has never (until now) publicly confirmed that. He shared photos of vegan meals in the past, but everyone thought he was vegetarian.

The vegan community doesn't always act welcoming to those who try to go vegan, but for some reason cannot commit entirely to the vegan lifestyle.

Ricky Gervais thinks that a non-judgmental approach may encourage more people to join a vegan journey.

In a recent interview with WSJ Magazine, he said that he doesn't want to force people to go vegan and thinks it's all about educating others.

"I don't want to preach about it because when I was vegetarian, I saw people on Twitter making other people who were trying feel bad," he said.

"For me, it's not about being 100 per cent vegan. One, it's about being better than you were yesterday. It's about education," he added.