Martin Freeman stopped being a vegetarian after 38 years

Martin Freeman revealed that he has decided to give up his vegan diet and is “trying to eat less processed foods”.

• Read more: Alec Baldwin hasn't had a drink in nearly 40 years

“I stopped eating vegetarian food. I started going vegan in January 1986 because I was never comfortable with the idea of ​​eating animals,” the 52-year-old actor told Nick Grimshaw and chef Angela Hartnett on the podcast's last episode. Small plate Published on May 1 (24). “So I haven't had a good bolognese since then. So this is the first good bolognese I've had in 38 years.

star Sherlock He explained that he likes vegetarian food but has “reservations” about some meat substitutes.

“I've always had vegan substitutes and stuff. In the last few months, I think it's really new to be able to eat what I want and become an omnivore again,” she said while enjoying bolognese with the podcast hosts.

“It's a funny question because I love meat substitutes, but my reservation about them is that they're very, very processed, and I'm trying to eat less processed foods.”

Martin Freeman has revealed the two foods he's enjoyed the most since going vegan.

“The Scotch Egg was one of those things where I said to myself, 'This is a free country, I can do what I want,'” he joked. “Second, you know what a pie with jelly is.”