Behind the Scenes: Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is a british Formula one driver, that has a lifestyle compared to other racing drivers. He tries helping the environment by spreading awareness, because he loves animals. Being a celebrity has many bright sides, but there are also some downsides to this life, including controversy and hate.
Lifestyle
As a celebrity, Lewis Hamilton enjoys many luxurious things. He has an astonishing collection of cars, including a Mclaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari, and more. This collection is, according to Sportskeeda, worth over 6 million dollars. He also owns various houses and apartments which, according to Sportskeeda, cost approximately 50 million dollars . Not only does he likes cars, he enjoys the luxuries of his own red private jet, and even a yacht that costs three million dollars. Even though he owns a large estate in England, he does not live there. According to biographyonline this is because taxes in England are higher compared to where some of his other residences are located. This is because Hamilton then has to pay less taxes.
Lewis hamilton is not only into racing, he enjoys designing and making fashion. This is why he has already made multiple collaborations with the famous, award winning brand Tommy Hilfiger. These collabs have turned out to be very successful; A few T-shirts have even been sold out in the first few days.
Charity Work
The Formula 1 champion cares a lot about less privileged people. Lewis Hamilton has created his own charity, called TotalGiving. It spends the donated money for the disabled, and the advancement of health and medicine. These are only the main and most frequently donated causes.He has a very close connection to people with disabilities, since his half-brother Nic Hamilton has Cerebral palsy(CP). CP is a disability that weakens and stiffens muscles in early childhood. His brother also races, in a specially modified car for him.
“The pollution from the greenhouse-gas emissions coming from the amount of cows that are being produced is incredible.”
Not only has he created his own charity, he has donated to multiple charities for multiple causes. These include UNICEF and Save The Children. He was nominated as PETA’s Person of the Year in 2018. PETA is short for “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.” He stated in an interview with PETA: “The pollution from the greenhouse-gas emissions coming from the amount of cows that are being produced is incredible.” Another thing he did was post a video of a cow being abused on Instagram, as well as the Amazon being on fire. He spreads a lot of awareness through social media. There is also some controversy on this topic. Newspapers such as the dailymail say that he only does this for his public image.
Lewis is very passionate about animals. This explains why he owns two dogs, named Roscoe and Coco. They are both bulldogs. These two dogs even have an instagram account, with 171 thousand followers. His main account has about 13.5 million followers.
Another key piece in Hamilton’s’ lifestyle is his diet. For a bit more than half a year he has been following a vegan diet. He enjoys this type of diet, and says that he feels less tired after his races since he has become a vegan. Not only is he a vegan, he has also given up drinking alcohol.
Lewis Hamilton is a celebrity, that has many luxuries and highlights in his life. Just like other famous people, he also has to deal with hate and controversy. Hamilton doesn’t only race cars, he does a lot the environment in his freetime.
Further Reading on Lewis Hamilton
Sportskeeda.com - Lifestyle
charitycomission.com - Lewis’ charity
peta.org - PETA person of the year
biographyonline.com -More parts about his life
