Interview with Rebel Wilson / Overcoming Trauma & Emotional Abuse / *Australian accent

I Started Dating People At 30 Years Old

Becoming A Lawyer To Then Pursue Acting Career

I Used My Weight To My Advantage

Experimenting With Ozempic

6 May 2024

Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress and producer best known for her roles in films such as, ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘Pitch Perfect’ and ‘Jojo Rabbit’.

00:00 Intro
02:14 Being A Very Shy Kid
04:06 My Family And Their Struggles
05:19 My Dad’s Angry Issues
08:41 Doing Weird Things As A Child
10:29 Emotional Abuse
11:40 My Parents Divorce
14:06 How Your Dad’s Trauma Impacted You
17:08 Where Does Your Darkness Come From?
20:36 Feeling Like Not Being Good Enough
23:56 The Steps I Took To Become A New Person
26:21 How I Became More Extroverted
28:29 I Had To Carry A Weapon With Me To Protect Myself
31:38 The Hallucination That Changed My Life
36:45 Becoming A Lawyer To Then Pursue Acting Career
38:39 How Many Years Until You Made It In Hollywood?
39:54 My Weight Defined The Roles I Got
42:44 I Used My Weight To My Advantage
45:26 Did Your Roles Impact Your Self Esteem?
47:34 Wanting To Become Successful Despite Hurting Myself
50:07 I Lost Money Playing In Bridesmaids!
51:49 Having No Money To Doing 6 Hollywood Films
52:13 Ads
53:10 I Wasn’t Healthy Enough To Have A Child
57:12 The Comment From One Stranger That Changed My Entire Health Trajectory
59:24 “People Didn’t Want Me To Lose Weight”
01:01:25 Your Film Contract Wouldn’t Let You Lose Weight
01:02:13 Your Journey Of Losing Weight
01:04:37 Letting Go Of My Emotional Baggage
01:06:37 I Started Dating People At 30 Years Old
01:10:34 Losing My Virginity
01:11:58 Experimenting With Ozempic
01:13:35 Backslash From Fans For Your Weight Loss
01:15:40 How Have Your Acting Roles Changed Since You Lost Weight?
01:17:58 What Are You After Now?
01:20:28 Why Did You Remove Sections From The Book?
01:25:15 Advice To Your Younger Self
01:26:59 I Hope My Stories Help Other People
01:28:57 Last Guest Question

You purchase Rebel’s memoir, ‘Rebel Rising’, here: https://amzn.to/3WrOMZ8