Woody Harrelson: I became a vegan to clear up my acne

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Actor Woody Harrelson takes a walk by the beach in Miami
Woody Harrelson is a totally crunchy hippie. He loves his tofu, he loves his solar panels, he loves surfing and Hawaii. It’s just the way he’s built, and I for one love it. Woody seems like a sweetheart (to me, at least, maybe not to the paparazzi). I get the feeling that Woody couldn’t be anything other than a crunchy hippie. It’s in his DNA or something. So it came a slight surprise to me to read Woody’s recent comments about why he turned vegan in his twenties. It wasn’t about hippie credibility or animal rights – the man just wanted to clear up his skin!

WOODY Harrelson didn’t become vegan just to protect animals — there was some vanity involved.

The star tells Maxim that he gave up dairy foods to help clear up his skin. “I was about 24 years old, and I had tons of acne,” he told the magazine. “I met some random girl on a bus who told me to quit dairy and all those symptoms would go away three days later.”

Harrelson added, “By God, she was right.”

[From Page Six]

I love that he took random advice from random girl on a bus. I totally believe that. As far as veganism clearing up a person’s skin, I’ve actually heard that before. I’ve never really seen it in practice though – most of the vegans I’ve known in my life don’t have great skin. Although, to be fair to veganism, I think the bad skin might have had more to do with all of the “I’m too high to wash my face” nonsense. That being said, I’ve known a lot of vegetarians who have had great skin, so maybe there’s something there.

Woody Harrelson takes a solitary stroll on the beach in Miami

Woody Harrelson takes a solitary stroll on the beach in Miami

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