Australian actress, comedian, writer, producer and entrepreneur, Rebel Wilson is a multi-talented
bookworm who has not only brought smiles to the world through her comedic persona but
also been a source of inspiration and hope to others with her recent bodily transformation.
Brace yourselves, as we take you on a journey through the lifestyle, transformation and
net worth of Rebel Wilson.
Let's get into it !!!
Number 5 - EARLY DAYS Melanie Elizabeth Bownds was born on 2 March
1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
She is sister to three other siblings: Liberty, Annaleise and Ryot.
She completed her Higher School Certificate in 1997, achieving a ranking of 99.3, including
second place in the state in Food Technology.
Wilson joined the debating team and a teacher encouraged her to enter the Tournament of
Minds which she credits for helping her come out of her shell.
She worked at a cinema in Castle Hill after high school for a while before pursuing her
academic interests.
Wilson's first career choice was mathematics because of how exceptional she was with arithmetic.
She attended the University of New South Wales, graduating with Bachelor of Arts (Theater
and Performance Studies) and Bachelor of Laws degrees.
She has spoken of malaria-induced hallucinations, where she saw herself as an actress who had
won an Oscar, convincing her to pursue an acting career.
Number 4 - ROADMAP TO FAME Upon graduating from the Australian Theater
for Young People (ATYP) and winning the ATYP International Scholarship, she moved to New
York.
While in New York, she trained with The Second City, an improvisational comedy enterprise.
One of her early works she is notable for is the stage musical The Westie Monologue,
which she wrote, starred in and produced in Sydney.
She also had roles in the feature films Fat Pizza and Ghost Rider.
In 2009, she got a law degree from the prestigious University of New South Wales.
Fun fact: She was offered a scholarship from the Australian army in the intelligence sector
which she humbly declined because of her acting career.
That same year, she won the Tropfest Best Actress award for her role in the film Bargain.
Wilson's next film role came in the Judd Apatow film, Bridesmaids, in which she played Brynn,
the sister of Matt Lucas' character.
According to the writer of the film, Wilson's role was specifically written with her in
mind.
The movie received an Academy Award Nomination and was a commercial success earning over
$288 million worldwide.
Wilson was named one of Variety magazine's "Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2011."
In 2012, Wilson voiced a character in Ice Age: Continental Drift and played Fat Amy
in Pitch Perfect.
For the latter role, she received critical acclaim and earned various award nominations,
including Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a Comedy.
Wilson won the Choice Movie Actress: Comedy award for Pitch Perfect at the 2013 Teen Choice
Awards.
She also hosted the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.
Wilson reprised her role as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Perfect Pitch 3 (2017).
She then joined the voice cast for Kung Fu Panda 3 and later that year, appeared in the
ensemble comedy, How To Be Single, and action-comedy, Grimsby.
In 2019, she played her first solo-lead role in the romantic-comedy, Isn't It Romantic,
in which she gained her first-ever film producer credit.
Later on in May, Wilson co-produced and starred alongside Anne Hathaway in The Hustle, a female-centered
remake of the 1988 comedy film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
And towards the end of 2019, Wilson played Fraulein Rahm in Taika Waititi's dark comedy-drama
Jojo Rabbit and Jennyanydots in the musical film Cats.
Wilson stars in the Netflix comedy film Senior Year, which is scheduled for release in May
2022.
Wilson will appear in her first non-comedy film role in an adaptation of Kaite O'Reilly
stage play The Almond and the Seahorse later this year.
Save the dates y'all !! Can't wait to see the new Rebelicious(as affectionately called
by her fans) in action.
Number 3 - FAT TO FIT Rebel Wilson has transformed herself since
cementing her place as a dynamite presence in the Hollywood film industry.
She embarked on a year of health in 2020 with the aim of improving her health.
She decided to get serious with her health not because she wanted to lose weight but
rather, to mentally overcome her struggle as an emotional eater.
She also explained that she was motivated to improve her health by the desire to freeze
her eggs, in case she wanted to start a family in the future.
Though it was something she embarked on personally, she got pushbacks from her team.
For someone who became a household name by virtue of her weight, her team believed she
needed to remain fat for the good of her acting career.
In an interview with Vogue, she stated she hadn't considered getting in shape because
her job paid her to be the funny fat girl, and to be that person for as long as possible.
Following the failure of her team to dissuade her, she checked into the exclusive VivaMayr
wellness center in Austria.
It was reported that while at the center, her diet plan was focused on reducing her
sugar and gluten intake and eating more whole foods with high alkaline content, such as
vegetables, fish and sheep’s milk yogurt.
Wilson has dedicated much of her weight loss success to her personal trainer Jono Castano.
Before Wilson began on her transformative adventure, she weighed more than 240 lbs,
but two years later, she currently weighs 160 lbs and she is now focused on maintaining
a healthier lifestyle.
No doubt we might miss the old Wilson, but we would definitely love the new fit and funny
Rebel Wilson.
Number 2 - LOVE TALES Given her admission that she has not had much
luck dating in Hollywood, it is unsurprising to know that the list of men she had dated
is quite short.
In 2015, the Australian actress dated actor-producer Mickey Gooch Jr., with whom she worked on
How To Be Single.
It’s assumed among fans of both celebrities that they first met while on set, but unclear
when exactly they began dating before calling it quits in September of that year.
In 2017, the Isn’t It Romantic star briefly dated stuntman Aden Stay and even brought
him as her date to the 2017 MTV Movie Awards.
Though it is unclear when and why they split, the comedian didn’t have another high-profile
relationship until 2019.
At the beginning of 2019, she went Instagram official about her relationship with Jeff
Beacher, an L.A. nightclub entrepreneur.
However, nothing much was heard from the love birds until suddenly, Wilson and Jacob Bosch
were spotted Cats at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood that same year.
It was also confirmed that it wasn't their first date.
In September of 2020, Wilson went public with her relationship with Bosch.
Sadly, their love flame ran out and they went separate ways in February of 2021.
Happily, she is in her best form physically and I doubt it's gonna take long before we
hear of an engagement.
What do you think?
Number 1 - PRIZED POSSESSIONS & NET WORTH In 2014, it was reported that Wilson had spent
$3.75 million for a waterfront estate in her native Sydney, plus another $900,000 for renovations
on the property, described as a Victorian-style abode dating back to the early 1900s.
She reportedly owns at least one investment property, including a luxury two-bedroom apartment
in a converted mansion in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney.
And she's also been linked to an almost $3 million loft in the Tribeca area of Manhattan,
located in an exclusive complex with several other celebrities, including Justin Timberlake,
Harry Styles, and married couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.
She owns a "traditional masterpiece" in the Cape Cod Colonial architectural style located
somewhere in West Hollywood that coincidentally also cost almost $3 million.
Before her current digs, she lived in a 2,500 square-foot Hollywood Hills estate that she
paid a reported $2.2 million back in 2014.
Spending millions on mega-mansions isn't the only thing she fancies.
In 2017, she won a defamation lawsuit and was awarded more than $3.2 million, which
is a record-breaking amount for a defamation suit.
The entirety of the money was sent to charity.
In September 2021, she donated $1 million to the Australian Theater for Young People,
where she trained acting twenty years ago.
The money went straight to its new location in Walsh Bay, where it will be called The
Rebel Theater in her honor.
Over the course of Wilson's career, from receiving 4 digit paychecks to 6 digit paychecks, she
has amassed a whopping $22 million.
The good news is, she isn't rolling the curtain down anytime soon.
But the best news is, she's back better than ever.
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