She may be known as one of the funniest women in Hollywood, but Rebel Wilson admits that her climb to the top has been a roller coaster. “I am just so proud of my life and all the things that I’ve gone through,” says Wilson, 44, who recently gave a refreshingly honest look at her complicated childhood, alleged harassment in Hollywood, weight struggles and sexuality in her memoir, Rebel Rising. “I’m just at a point now where I can be really open,” she explains. “It’s kind of cathartic in a way to just put it all out there. And then now, I move on with the next chapters.”
That includes raising her daughter, Royce, with fiancée Ramona Agruma. (Wilson welcomed their little girl via surrogate in November 2022 following a years-long fertility struggle.) “I guess I didn’t know how motherhood was going to change my life,” admits the Pitch Perfect star. “It’s really hard. You’re a bit sleep-deprived. You can’t just leave the house. [But] it’s so great,” she adds. “[Royce] is just so cute and melts my heart.” Here, Wilson — who sat down with Us while promoting her partnership with the insect spray Zevo — talks more about her journey.
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It’s been almost three months since your memoir was released. Did you expect this kind of success?
I thought when I was writing it, if I can just make 10 people who [are] struggling with some of the stuff I’ve struggled with feel less alone, it would be worth it. The fact that it became a New York Times bestseller, the audiobook has been going insane — it’s done really, really well. I’m always taken aback by how kind people are and how much different things resonate with different people.
Did you have any hesitations about being so honest in the book?
I was a little nervous. Then, obviously, I had an issue with one of the people I talk about who [hired] a high-price PR crisis firm to try to deny and discredit me in some ways. (In her memoir, Wilson alleges that while working together on 2016’s The Brothers Grimsby, Sacha Baron Cohen asked her to perform a sexual act that was not scripted. Cohen denied Wilson’s claims.)
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What was that like?
It wasn’t a great feeling when I told a truthful story about what happened.
Have any of the other celebs you mentioned in the book reached out?
Nothing from Brad Pitt!
You’ve been open...
That includes raising her daughter, Royce, with fiancée Ramona Agruma. (Wilson welcomed their little girl via surrogate in November 2022 following a years-long fertility struggle.) “I guess I didn’t know how motherhood was going to change my life,” admits the Pitch Perfect star. “It’s really hard. You’re a bit sleep-deprived. You can’t just leave the house. [But] it’s so great,” she adds. “[Royce] is just so cute and melts my heart.” Here, Wilson — who sat down with Us while promoting her partnership with the insect spray Zevo — talks more about her journey.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1494518166/1718785926/articles/vhKpHOk9i1718802251452/4747744719.jpg]
It’s been almost three months since your memoir was released. Did you expect this kind of success?
I thought when I was writing it, if I can just make 10 people who [are] struggling with some of the stuff I’ve struggled with feel less alone, it would be worth it. The fact that it became a New York Times bestseller, the audiobook has been going insane — it’s done really, really well. I’m always taken aback by how kind people are and how much different things resonate with different people.
Did you have any hesitations about being so honest in the book?
I was a little nervous. Then, obviously, I had an issue with one of the people I talk about who [hired] a high-price PR crisis firm to try to deny and discredit me in some ways. (In her memoir, Wilson alleges that while working together on 2016’s The Brothers Grimsby, Sacha Baron Cohen asked her to perform a sexual act that was not scripted. Cohen denied Wilson’s claims.)
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1494518166/1718785926/articles/vhKpHOk9i1718802251452/7148977791.jpg]
What was that like?
It wasn’t a great feeling when I told a truthful story about what happened.
Have any of the other celebs you mentioned in the book reached out?
Nothing from Brad Pitt!
You’ve been open...
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