Love of elephants turned me vegetarian says James Corden
JAMES Corden says he has dropped meat from his diet – and bread has now become his “vice”. The actor, comedian and host of The Late, Late Show in the US has also admitted that he is more surprised about his success than anybody.
Married father-of-three Corden, 39, told Radio Times magazine that his “current vice is bread” because he has “given up eating meat”.
He said: “At Christmas, I read a story about the mistreatment of elephants and realised I was upset about animal welfare while eating a bacon sandwich.
“I thought, ‘Well, you really can’t be upset about elephants and not think about the pigs.’ I hope I can keep it up. I will certainly try.”
The star, who shed about six stone several years ago before taking up his role as a US chat show host, added: “I’m going to try to phase out fish next. It’s going to be a gradual process.”
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The former Gavin And Stacey star also said that in his younger years he did not imagine he would become the star he is today.
“No one is more surprised than me,” he said of his achievements, which include two Emmy Awards and a TV Bafta.
He added: “But I always knew I wanted to perform.
“The only time my school attendance record was 100 per cent was when we were rehearsing a play.”
The full interview is in Radio Times, out now.