{"id":674811,"date":"2026-05-16T13:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674811\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:57:13","slug":"virat-kohli-says-he-can-never-eat-meat-again-due-to-anushka-sharmas-influence-she-has-given-me-new-lease-on-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674811\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli says he can NEVER eat meat again due to Anushka Sharma\u2019s influence; ‘She has given me new lease on life’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ViratAnushka Sharma Responds To Influencer\u2019s Story Of Her Early Days Of Dating Virat Kohli Virat Kohli has often said Anushka Sharma changed the way he looked at food, health, and animals. The cricketer turned vegetarian after health concerns, but he also credited Anushka\u2019s compassion for animals for shaping his choice. The couple, who married in 2017 and are parents to daughter Vamika and son Akaay, continue to follow a vegetarian lifestyle while still enjoying food across India and abroad.<\/p>\n

Virat Kohli credits Anushka Sharma for lifestyle change<\/p>\n

In a 2020 interview with Vogue, Virat spoke about Anushka\u2019s influence on his life and food choices. \u201cAnushka has given me a new lease on life. I was not the most understanding or balanced person before I met her. She has inspired me to be a better human being and I feel blessed to spend my life with the most amazing woman I know.\u201dHe also said Anushka\u2019s love for animals changed his view on eating meat. \u201cAnushka has been vegetarian for four years, while I turned to it two years ago for health reasons. I can never eat meat again because of her love for animals\u2014it made me look at things differently,\u201d he said.In an Instagram Live session, Virat said he became a vegetarian for health reasons and later called it the \u201cbest decision\u201d he ever made. \u201cIt made me feel why I didn\u2019t do it before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Anushka Sharma\u2019s vegetarian journey and food stories<\/p>\n

Anushka turned vegetarian in 2015. In a 2017 interview with Elle India, she said, \u201cIt was difficult for me to turn vegetarian, but it was a conscious choice I made.\u201d She added, \u201cMy love for animals and spiritual reasons brought on this lifestyle change.\u201dShe also said the shift helped her health. \u201cI\u2019ve noticed that since I\u2019ve switched to vegetarianism, I don\u2019t fall sick as often. Also, I\u2019ve become more conscious about the environment. I want to set the right kind of example as a human being,\u201d she said.Their food choices have followed them on their travels. A 2023 Vogue profile said the couple enjoyed Tendril in London, where their favorite dishes included Chinatown purple potatoes, carrot with tahini and pomegranate salad, Nduja squash tostada, and cauliflower moilee with pita bread.Chef Harsh Dixit told The Hollywood Reporter India that he once made pho for their anniversary dinner. \u201cThere\u2019s chicken and beef in the broth. But they were eating gluten-free at the time, so we went with rice noodles, which are traditional in Pho and gluten-free,\u201d he said. He also served snake gourd as playful \u201csnakes\u201d for the vegan meal.In 2022, Anushka found Delhi-style chole bhature for Virat at Delhi Se in Mumbai. The Indian Express reported that her post gave the struggling restaurant new attention. Pinkvilla Biz later reported that fans blocked the road when the couple visited Bengaluru\u2019s CTR, one of Anushka\u2019s favorite college-day spots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anushka Sharma Responds To Influencer\u2019s Story Of Her Early Days Of Dating Virat Kohli Virat Kohli has often…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[325408,325404,64,63,447,325407,134,325405,325406,325403],"class_list":["post-674811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-anushka-sharma-diet-impact","tag-anushka-sharma-influence-on-virat-kohli","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-vegetarian-diets","tag-entertainment","tag-vegan-food-choices","tag-virat-kohli-health-decisions","tag-virat-kohli-vegetarian-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}