Rebel Wilson reveals her own team didn't want her to lose weight

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published 7 December 2021

Rebel Wilson opened up about her weight loss in a new BBC News interview, revealing she "got a lot of pushback" over it — from her own team.

The actress in the interview recalled deciding she would set out to "physically transform and change my life," seeking to improve her health. But she says her team's reaction was, "Why? Why would you want to do that?"

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But Wilson ended up ignoring this pushback, losing about 70 pounds. The actress reflected that prior to the weight loss, she was still "very confident" and had no problem walking the red carpet while being "triple the weight" of some co-stars. At the same time, she said, "I knew deep down inside some of the emotional eating behaviors I was doing [were] not healthy. Like, I did not need a tub of ice cream every night. That was me kind of numbing emotions using food, which wasn't the healthiest thing."

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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.

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