I’M A Celeb star Beverley Callard took a sly dig at her vegan doubters as she stocked up on a dairy and meat free version of bedtime favourite, Horlicks.
The Corrie legend – who was called out for potentially faking her dietary choice so as to avoid eating eyeballs and offal in the castle – made the cheeky swipe as she posted an image of the longstanding beverage to her Instagram page.
I’m A Celeb star Bev Callard has taken a sly dig at her vegan sceptics with an image of her vegan Horlicks[/caption]It showed the vegan version of the powdered drink in its tub, with the official Vegan Society logo on the packaging.
Alongside, Bev, 63, was making the hot beverage in a re-usable sustainable mug, complete with Horlicks branding.
The Liz McDonald soap actress wrote in her caption: “Thank you @horlicksuk it’s arrived! #vegan #vegandrink #tryingtobevegan #healthylifestyle.”
A fan then quickly commented: “Yas vegan queen.”
The Corrie actress’ dietary choices were called into question on the ITV show[/caption] Some fans suggested Bev, 63, was faking being vegan after she confessed to dreaming of custard cream biscuits[/caption] Her on-screen soap son Steve, played by Simon Gregson, suggested she was putting it on to avoid eating ‘willy’.[/caption]The official Instagram page for Gwrych Castle, the venue for this year’s ITV series after it switched from Australia, was equally supportive as it wrote: “Enjoy! .”
Another of Bev’s followers then mused: “Oooh didn’t know they did that, thank you! Hope it’s yummy.”
Her genuine vegan lifestyle was first called into question by former co-star Simon Gregson, who plays her on-screen Corrie son Steve McDonald.
During his stint on daytime talk show Loose Women, Simon was quizzed about Bev’s veganism, to which he replied: “Yeah! You see Rebecca her daughter is vegan.
Bev was instead given dishes such as marinated plums and tofu[/caption] Fans reckoned there was something amiss with her dairy free claims[/caption]“I’m sure Bev has done it for all the right reasons, health and to save the planet. If you believe that, I’m a mango!”
Presenter Linda Robson joked: “Are you sure so it’s just so she doesn’t have to eat anything disgusting?”
Simon, who has portrayed Bev’s on-screen son 21 years, added: “I’m pretty sure it’s because she doesn’t have to put a willy in her mouth, yeah.”
She then confused fans as she confessed to the celebrity camp she had dreamt of eating custard creams – a biscuit which is not vegan.
Bev confessed she had become vegan in March on her recovery from a serious operation[/caption]Yet on her exit from camp, the soap stalwart insisted she was not lying about her meat and dairy-free life.
Presenter Dec Donnelly came straight out with it asking her: “There has been some chat about your veganism and some doubt to the validity of it.”
Whilst co-host Ant McPartlin pushed further and said: “Come clean now, is it just for the show?”
Beverley, 63, replied: “I started in March because I had an operation and I saw this documentary that said your joints heal quicker if you’re plant based, so that’s what I’ve been doing since March.”