Nathalie Emmanuel

Nathalie Emmanuel is a British actor best known for playing Missandei in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Before that, she rose to national attention in the UK as Sasha Valentine in Hollyoaks, then moved into major film and TV projects including The Maze Runner sequels and the Fast & Furious franchise as hacker Ramsey. Her television work also includes the romantic comedy series Four Weddings and a Funeral, and she has continued to take lead roles in thriller and action films.

Why Nathalie Emmanuel is vegan

Nathalie Emmanuel is vegan for health.

Nathalie became vegan around 2013 after suffering from severe migraines. Initially, she just cut out dairy but this led her to digging into the nutrition science and making the decision to go vegan. After trying it for a couple of weeks she felt and looked better so decided to stick with it.¹Blades, N. 2021. F9‘s Nathalie Emmanuel On Her New Approach To Body Image And Exercise. Women’s Health. Available: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a36690014/nathalie-emmanuel-vegan-diet-exercise-f9/ [Accessed 12 August 2026].

In 2017, she said:

“I started eating a vegan diet about four years ago and even after a week I felt amazing. I had so much more energy. I don’t trust the food industry, I don’t trust what they put in our food -it makes me feel sick actually. I cook a lot and my signature dish is a vegan version of a Caribbean dish called Ackee and Saltfish.”²Brotherton, H. 2017. 10 things you need to know about Nathalie Emmanuel. Glamour. Available: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/nathalie-emmanuel-interview [Accessed 10 March 2021].