In a candid discussion on the Waitrose Dish podcast, Dame Joanna Lumley opened up about a dietary decision she made over fifty years ago that has transformed her life. Now 78, the actress—best known for her roles in Absolutely Fabulous and the Netflix hit Fool Me Once—reflected on her journey as a committed vegetarian, sharing how cutting meat from her diet has brought remarkable health benefits.
Lumley recalled the challenges she faced when she first adopted a vegetarian lifestyle back in the 1970s. “It was awful to begin with, going out to restaurants and dinner parties, because people didn’t know what to do. They’d panic and try to make you eight eggs and sort of lasagnes which just turned into huge slabs of concrete with something horrifying in between. there was no way of saying, can I just eat the vegetables?” she explained. Despite the initial difficulties and social awkwardness, she persevered with her choice, and over the years she has enjoyed improvements in skin health, cardiovascular well-being, and enhanced disease immunity, as reported by the Daily Record.
