Fleur East has sparked backlash, after she was seen eating meat on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
After just 48 hours in the jungle, the former X Factor star, who is a self-proclaimed vegan, tucked into wallaby for her dinner.
Taking to Twitter, fans were quick to question Fleur’s actions.
#imaceleb2018 i thought fleur was vegan? but here she is muching on some woloby meat? @ImACelbrityITV pic.twitter.com/Nb5FA9OaWa
— meg ???? (@megthebeast) November 19, 2018
HANGGGGGG ON. Fleur is not doing the eating trials because she’s ‘Vegan’ but I’ve just seen her chowing down on a wallaby wing? #Imaceleb
— Steffers✌???? (@Steffers_xxx) November 19, 2018
Fleur is vegan but eating meat??¿? #imaceleb pic.twitter.com/po9oumKXcz
— beth x (@beth_shirlaw) November 19, 2018
Meanwhile, a source has told MailOnline, “Fleur told producers that she didn’t intend to be vegan in the jungle and would eat everything. This was her choice and no one made her say it.”
In an interview with lifestyle website Get The Gloss earlier this year, Fleur revealed what inspired her to go vegan at the end of last year.
She said: “I watched What The Health on Netflix and when I found out what [animal products, according the documentary] are doing to our bodies, that was really my motivation. I became vegan the next day.”
“I used to eat chicken every day – Nando’s was my best friend. I used to build muscle very quickly and I was worried that I would lose it…”
“But a month into being vegan, I actually gained three kilos of muscle and my workout stayed the same. Interestingly my protein intake increased on a plant-based diet. That’s another myth about veganism, that you can’t build muscle.”
