“Pitch Perfect” star
She was supposed to stay the funny fat guy – Rebel Wilson got no help with losing weight
Actress Rebel Wilson lost more than 30 kilos in the past year.
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Rebel Wilson lost more than 30 kilos in the past year. Her team was initially not enthusiastic about the project – for fear that it could ruin their career.
While many people have complained about weight gain since the corona pandemic, Rebel Wilson has developed in the opposite direction: the actress has lost a tremendous amount of weight.
The Australian had declared the past year 2020 the “Year of Health” and started to eat more consciously and to exercise a little more. The changes quickly took effect: Wilson lost more than 30 kilos and is now hardly recognizable.
But that could also be the reason why the actress was not supported by everyone in her “Year of Health”. As the 41-year-old reported in an interview with BBC News, there were reservations about the project in her own team, of all people.
Rebel Wilson became famous with “Pitch Perfect”
The reactions to their announcement were anything but positive. “They said, ‘Why? Why do you want to do this?’ Because I made millions of dollars being the fat, funny girl, “said the native Australian, best known as Fat Amy in the 2012 comedy” Pitch Perfect. ” The film was so popular that there were sequels in 2015 and 2017 in which Wilson starred again in the role.
The great fame of this character turned out to be a curse for Rebel Wilson: she should eat herself pounds and maintain her weight for success. At the same time, she had to endure the fact that jokes were always made about her character in the films. That did not leave her without a trace, as she told the British newspaper “The Sun” last year.
Wilson was able to shake off these expectations and went her own way. She is obviously doing well, she feels good in her own skin. That can be seen.
The Australian also wants to break new ground professionally: in the spring, she announced that she would be directing for the first time in 2022. Probably the best way to free yourself from foreign expectations.
Source used: BBC News via Youtube, “The Sun”