Leona Lewis rejects Harrods offer for vegetarian beliefs

By Lucy Hutchings on Thursday 9 October 2008

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Leona Lewis turned down a massive $1 million offer to open the Harrods sale, because of her strict vegetarian principles.

The X Factor winner was approached by Mohamed Al Fayed, The Times reports, but rejected his offer because the Knighstbridge store sells fur.

Previous stars to open the sale have included Kim Cattrall, Lily Allen, Eva Longoria and Christina Aguilera, and with duties involving little more than cutting the red ribbon, Lewis would not even have been required to sing for the lucrative deal.

But her strict vegetarian rules came first, and as an avid campaigner for animal rights, the singer is strongly opposed to the sale of fur.

She recently wrote in a blog, 'I'm totally against animal cruelty. I don't have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products.'

Now set to launch her own ethical line of accessories, she added, 'I'm kind of in the real beginning stages of it. I'm not sure when it will be out, but I hope very soon.'

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Good on her! I like her even more now! Fur is disgusting!
Comment by Andrea on October 09 14:30

I agree - good for her. It's refreshing to see money is not the top priority for everyone.
Comment by Sue on October 09 15:35

Well done Leona. You are truly inspirational. Real animal lovers can totally see where you are coming from. Its not all about money....xx
Comment by STEFAN on October 09 23:44

Fantastic! What a lovely girl she seems to be - I am really looking forward to the veggie shoe range she is going to design - good luck Leona!x
Comment by lucy r on October 10 13:33

Leona, you are such a kind person. Let's hope your fans can draw inspiration from you and think more about the suffering of animals for fashion.You are a gem x
Comment by angela on October 13 19:24

Me and my twin sister are very emotional about animals we are both vegetarians and we don't use products that have been tested on animals, we never wear fur or leather. This may be hard to believe but we are both 12 years old and we don't eat sweets, my dad sent us a magazine saying what chewy sweets contain. It's a big sacrifice but me and Annmarie are used to it.
Comment by Vanessa on October 28 10:21

Leona ,you are a fantastic girl in every sense of the word ,for showing such compassion and respect for our beautiful animals.My family all admire you so so much,and just wish desperately ,that there were more beautiful kind people like yourself,who love animals in the true sense of the word.We wish you every success with your animal rights campaign and in your ethical product launching ,well done you little treasure and in every thing you do!
Comment by michelle ledden on November 29 00:32

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