Diane Morgan

Diane Morgan is an English actress, writer and comedian known for portraying the hapless Philomena Cunk in Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe and the mockumentary series Cunk on Britain, Cunk on Earth, and Cunk on Life. She starred in Ricky Gervais’ Netflix series After Life and is also the writer, director and star of the comedy series Mandy. Her performances have earned her numerous BAFTA nominations.

Why Diane Morgan is vegan

Diane Morgan is vegan for the animals.

Diane Morgan signed up for Veganuary in 2022¹Veganuary. 2022. Motherland’s Diane Morgan & singer Peter Andre do Veganuary this January. Available: https://veganuary.com/veganuary-2023-celebrity-participants/ [Accessed 1 July 2026]. after being vegetarian for years but it wasn’t until January 2025 that she made the switch to veganism. Although the initial barrier to going vegan was her love of cheese, since ditching the dairy she now says it smells like socks and she doesn’t crave it at all.²Fleming, E. 2026. Comedian Diane Morgan says cheese now ‘smells like socks’ after vegan switch. Independent. Available: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/diane-morgan-vegan-cheese-philomena-cunk-b2945325.html [Accessed 1 July 2026].

Diane considers herself an animal lover and uses her celebrity status to speak up and campaign for exploited animals, especially those imprisoned on factory farms. In 2023, she partook in a campaign against factory farming³Animal Equality UK. 2023. Diane Morgan on Being an Animal Lover. YouTube. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttM4EGV7J-M [Accessed 1 July 2026]. and in 2026 became one of the voices for Project Slingshot, a powerful campaign against the lies fed to the public about factory farming in the UK, including the cruel gassing of farmed pigs and the environmental impact of intensive agriculture.⁴Project Slingshot. 2026. We’re Not Buying It. YouTube. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGhcWFpw7bk [Accessed 1 July 2026].

“A lot of factory farming is horrific and I was already vegetarian, but when I saw all of that and how they’re treated, I just thought ‘I can’t do this anymore ’.”⁵Fleming, E. 2026. Comedian Diane Morgan says cheese now ‘smells like socks’ after vegan switch. Independent. Available: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/diane-morgan-vegan-cheese-philomena-cunk-b2945325.html [Accessed 1 July 2026].