Rebel Wilson and her new memoir.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage; Simon & Schuster
Karwai Tang/WireImage; Simon & Schuster
Rebel Wilsonis opening up about her past, and sharing details about her rollercoaster life, in her very personal new memoir.ThePitch Perfectstar, 44, has written an intimate memoir,Rebel Rising, which hits shelves on April 2, to share her experiences in her own words.Recalling how she was often called “brave” in her early days in Hollywood, she tells PEOPLE, “Did I fight in war? Run into a burning building? No. It was that I dared to exist in a town where only thin women were valued.”Wilson also reveals details of her childhood in Australia, her relationship with her fiancéeRamona Agruma, her fertility journey and some harrowing moments from her career. She shares her story “with the hope that people might find some inspiration. Maybe some people thought it was brave, but I was just being myself.”Here are the biggest bombshells from Wilson’s memoirRebel Rising.
Wilson’s father could be explosive at times
Rebel Wilson.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Samir Hussein/WireImage
She filmedBridesmaidsduring ‘one of the loneliest years’ of her life
Rebel Wilson in ‘Bridesmaids’.Suzanne Hanover/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Suzanne Hanover/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Wilson writes that the period of filmingBridesmaidswas “one of the loneliest years of my life,” and that after she paid her rent, she only had $60 left to live on. After the movie’s premiere, she describes how she went back to her one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles and ate in front of the television in her pajamas.
The star didn’t have sex until she was in her 30s
Rebel Wilson.Gareth Cattermole/amfAR/Getty
Gareth Cattermole/amfAR/Getty
Wilson didn’t lose her virginity until she was 35, she reveals in the book, and she was initially “terrified” when it came to physical intimacy.“I was either so innocent, in my teens, or so busy making myself look grotesquely unattractive for comedic purposes, that no romantic opportunity ever presented itself,” she writes. The book reveals that she lost her virginity toMickey Gooch Jr., whom she met via a set up and became intimate while filmingHow to Be Single.
“Mickey flew in that weekend,” she writes. “And then it just happens. I finally have sex. It feels amazing. I go to the bathroom and high-five myself. I like my new wild sexual self.”
Rebel Wilson and Sacha Baron Cohen.Getty (2)
Getty (2)
Wilson writes, “The movie bombed, which to me was karma enough. I’m not about canceling anybody and that’s not my motivation for sharing this story. I’m sharing my story now because the more women talk about things like this, hopefully the less it happens.”
Wilson experienced fertility struggles before her daughter arrived
Rebel with her daughter, Royce, and fiancee, Ramona.Cliff Watts
Cliff Watts
“She opens her eyes, and she looks at us,” Wilson writes of the birth of her daughter. “We’re a family now.”
She was paid $3,500 forBridesmaids— but later negotiated her salary to be much higher
Rebel Wilson in ‘Pitch Perfect’.Peter Iovino/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Peter Iovino/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett
She had to end a Jenny Craig weight loss deal to play Fat Amy inPitch Perfect
Rebel Wilson.Mike Marsland/WireImage
Mike Marsland/WireImage
Prior to joiningPitch Perfect, Wilson writes that she was given a Jenny Craig weight loss deal in Australia, and that she had already lost nearly 22 pounds before filming the first movie. However, after noticing that her contract stated she wasn’t allowed to change her appearance, Wilson ended the Jenny Craig deal.“If the role of Fat Amy had never come along, I would’ve stuck with the Jenny Craig deal and probably would’ve successfully lost the 66 pounds (30 kilos) I had promised them,” she writes.
Sparks flew between Wilson and Adam Devine on thePitch Perfectset
Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine.Jeff Spicer/Getty; Robin L Marshall/WireImage
Jeff Spicer/Getty; Robin L Marshall/WireImage
Wilson notes that she was particularly smitten with herPitch PerfectcostarAdam Devine, who played Barden Treblemakers leader Bumper Allen. Wilson writes that they both “naturally gravitated” toward each other, since they were the two comedians in the cast.
“I thought he was so cute and funny, but off set, I thought he’d never go for a girl like me,” she writes. “He started dating Kelley, the quieter, cuter blonde in the Bellas. Funny guys don’t wanna sleep with funny girls! I wanted to sleep with funny guys, though…I just tried to forget my urges.”
The star went to a Biggest Loser Resort to try and lose weight
Rebel Wilson.Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity Fair
She attended a tech billionaire’s party in Los Angeles — and it turned into an orgy
Rebel Wilson.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
She reminisces that Jacob Busch “knew how to please a woman”
Rebel Wilson and Jacob Busch.SC Pool - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Wilson writes that a friend set her up withJacob Busch, a member of the wealthy Busch family, known for Budweiser beer and Busch Gardens. The couple first met in 2019, and Wilson says that she originally didn’t know his family.“He dressed impeccably. He had great manners and style,” she writes. “Aaaand, let me tell you, he knew how to please a woman in the bedroom! I thought, ‘Who is this Disney prince? He’s absolutely perfect.’” The couple split in 2021.
She had a “situationship” with a female tennis player
Rebel Wilson.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Wilson writes about her experience with an unnamed female tennis player, and feeling “majorly attracted to this girl.” Wilson first met the woman in 2018, and the two continued to see each other in New York, leading to a complex “situationship.”
“I couldn’t let go of her. I kept hanging in there—like a koala clinging every day to a eucalyptus tree,” she writes.
She opened up about the moment when her daughter, Royce, stopped growing in utero
Rebel Wilson with daughter Royce and fiancée Ramona Agruma.Rebel Wilson/Instagram
Rebel Wilson/Instagram
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Rebel Risingis available now, wherever books are sold.
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