Rebel Wilson on weight loss, health and fertility - BBC News
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- Rebel Wilson shot to fame as one of Hollywood's top comedy actresses after appearing in the 2011 box-office hit Bridesmaids and the Pitch Perfect franchise.
In an exclusive interview, Rebel reflects on her decision to lose weight during her "year of health", what it means to be the "funny fat girl" in Hollywood, and her own personal struggles with fertility.
Rebel is now a producer and director and has been named as one of the BBC's 100 Women of 2021.
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Body positivity is when you don't glorify deadly diseases. Im so happy for her.
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@@repentrepent8989 No.
@Pɾσƚҽɠҽ wtf is this bs
@@repentrepent8989 stop taking drugs
@@repentrepent8989 or how about you be religious, and be tolerant enough to keep that shit to yourself.
This is very inspiring and yet some people will get mad because she simply improved her health.
Yeah, some of the "woke and tolerant" people might become intolerant (again) and complain because they lost a role model for the "inclusion of all people". xD
And probably its more imprortantt than the acting career, i mean she cant really play the funny fat girl anymore.
Famous fat people are their justification to stay fat. When Adel lost fat- gosh, amount of hate...just surreal...
@@nikapolskaya8324 Its actually not just celebrities, also if you were fat but popular with many friends and then you lose this much weight then they will also 90% unfriend you, Because you will simply not be the person they knew, i have seen this happen to a guy.
I think it's simply losing a point of reference on how to not hate yourself bcos of ur weight.
Great to see. Her and Adele have done incredibly well. Sadly some 'body positive' people will turn on these women for saving their health. Great example to set for young fans to look after your health. No such thing as 'healthy at every size'
There are few people who frustrate me more. I would just want to hold them by the shoulders and very firmly look them in the eye while I say "Get this through your fat head, being overweight does not mean you belong to some sort of discriminated minority group. I was even bigger than her when I was at my max weight, it would have been nice not getting beaten up because of it, and by that I mean actual violence, not words because and this is important to get through your fat head. Words are not violence. The reason I was fat was simple, I put more unhealthy food inside my body than I did healthy food and I didn't exercise. It is a slam dunk not more complicated than that. Is there some kind of mental component to it? Of course, for example I still felt like I was fat even when I had my six pack, I needed to get fat again and then get a somewhat normal looking body before I could then finally see that I was a normal human being. But at the end of the day no matter what, there is no such thing as being healthy no matter what your weight is, just like there is no such thing as a healthy way of drinking or doing H or coke everyday. You want to keep being fat, that is okay, that is your choice you get to choose what kinda life you have and what kinda body you want, you do not however get to tell other people just because they don't find you attractive that they are now biggots because of it. Why did I suddenly have a shot with women who previously would never have looked at me twice when I was a gym rat?"
She started a health journey, not a weight loss journey. Her focus was getting healthy. Her weight loss was a side effect of that, but you get the sense that even if she didn't have a physical transformation it was still important to her to make those healthy changes in her outlook, and I admire her for that.
When the fat around your organs becomes dangerous for your health you have to lose weight. It's not a 'side effect' it's literally the main cause of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, many types of cancer and so on
It's a matter of spin, she had to loose weight to be healthy.
I get what you're both saying. My meaning is more that her weight loss came from a place of healthy changes. A lot of people in the public eye put the focus solely on the weight loss aspect and try to reach their goals with fad diets or unsustainable habits, so they may lose weight but they aren't maintaining their health.
Focusing on health means that you're not solely focused on the numbers on the scale going down - you're focused on your breathing getting better, on your appetite stabilising, on your joints working better. Those are the wins, and while looking great in a swimsuit is another win, it's not healthy if that's the main goal that needs to be reached at the cost of health.
Well she had to lose weight to improve her health?? So what is your point
@@moonlightbae6143 If losing weight was the sole focus, she could have done those fad diets or those teas that are basically laxatives. She would have lost the weight, but her health would have been trashed.
The way she approached this is a good example - let the weight loss come as a result of better healthy habits, rather than putting weight loss first at the expense of health.
About time! Healthy should be popular all the time. Thank you for killing it and doing something for you and not everyone else. She looks great!
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Your taxes pay for healthcare so it's not technically free.
Well said.
This is encouraging. I have PCOS, and I'm telling you, I hate being fat. Being fat makes my hirsutism hard to control, my mood worse, my period more painful and self-esteem lower. God made us to be fit. Stop shaming people for losing weight. It's not just about the looks, it's also about feeling your best and, more importantly, living your best. PCOS can cause diabetes, those of us who have it MUST lose weight. Seeing Rebel motivates me to do better.
My daughter has this , too. I see the struggle every day. My heart goes out to you!
Now that she broke her "funny fat girl" archetype, can we see her in more serious acting role? It'd be great and shocking if suddenly see her in major acting awards nominations!
It would also be great and shocking seeing less hateful comments on the internet. From random frustrated people.
Still confused me why our society is normalizing obesity. Thank you for showing there are serious health problems linked to it. Good luck on your journey of weight loss, definitely can see how happy it makes you.
That's what I always try to tell a friend of me. Having overweight is causing plenty of health issues. Of course there are people with natural obesity due to genetics. But most people are just having some issues beneath and try to cope with food or other things. Well my friend,she keeps saying that I am fat shaming her.
Postmodern fat studies
@@warrior100girl What lead you to comment about her weight tho? If she didn't ask for opinions, it's her business that you should stay out off. Well unless she asked for reinforcement of her denial.
Genetic doesn't make anyone naturally obese, eating too much does, hormone imbalance could make someone sluggish-> moving less and slightly bigger. Genetic could be a factor to food addiction, frame size(I haven't yet seen a human with a horizontal build so this is limited as well). But none of those causes obesity without eating an abnormal amount of calories. When people said they eat like 1600 calories a day at 300 pounds I'd call them saviors of the world, they should go to the doctor, get a Nobel prize because their science defying superior genetics could end world hunger and food shortages 😜
@@warrior100girl I’m sure that your friend knows that so you’re probably not helping
@@warrior100girl No such thing as "natural obesity" There are certain genes and medical conditions that make it harder to lose weight but no matter what conditions you have the only way to gain weight is by eating more calories than you burn.
If you don't eat it is impossible to just magically put on weight.
She has disciplined the mind.
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@@repentrepent8989 My gods are science and education.
@@Holztransistor Lol, most Nobel prize winners have been Christian. Loving the Lord isn't in conflict with science or education.
Ehhhhh there are many other accomplishments she has that required her to be disciplined in some way, and many ways to not be disciplined when losing weight.
She looks fantastic and it's sad the body positivity community is mad at her for loosing weight for her HEALTH
There’s nobody who can seriously hate she’s clearly healthier and happier and hotter well done too her. Found a reason and not excuses fair play to her.
She was hot anyway. As far as her health goes, it's none of your business.
@Oli Black No.
It won't last, it never does.
@Oli Black ☝️ Another one.
@V°¡D 👎
She looks amazing, and I’m sure she feels it too. I’m just so mad that some members of the fat acceptance movement are against her, as if her being unhealthy was something she had to keep in order to represent the morbidly obese. Just unacceptable. So proud of her
'Fat acceptance movement ' ...omg...The in between..the balance is surely the way..The 'be healthy and happy movement ' and that's it.
The "Thin is in. But fat's where its at" crowd doesn't look kindly to fat girls losing weight. makes them all look weak.
So proud of her making this health decision and standing up for herself when she got push-back. She's added years to her life.
We are in this time of our generation where... Choosing to have a healthy life and body is ridiculed.
please turn your life to Christ whilst you still can the rapture is about to happen anytime soon please repent of your sins And invite the holy spirit to make his home inside you it's not about religion its about a relationship
@@repentrepent8989 I'm already Catholic so I hear that shit all the time in church... 😆😆😆
@@ladycommentor2536 Become a God Warrior and do not use the heathen words like shit. God will bless and save you child.
@@hmacklemore2226 God doesn't give a shit about Earth anymore
He left to care for the 7 Quidtrillion +other planets across our universe, were not alone
God has more civilized "children" than the crazed, selfish and evil people on Earth
@@Xighor DO NOT USE THE UNGODLY HEATHEN WORDS LIKE SHIT. Repent and pray for mercy NOW
She's class, well done Rebel !
There's definitely a degree of envy about women who want to cultivate and enjoy a healthy lifestyle. It holds a mirror up to other people's insecurities and resentments.
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I felt this as a woman with PCOS and fertility issues. It’s extremely difficult and I applaud her for all her hard work and effort!
She’s an amazing person with or without the weight loss
Much hotter without though...
@@nikapolskaya8324 stop lying
I am not a PC baby and I hated her when she was fat!
First Adele, now her, before the weight loss I love how they look but for now I love them even more
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You love them more because their fat asses lost weight? Who gives a shit. It’s not that hard to lose weight, yet here she is, parading it around like it’s some kind of accomplishment
@@user-ux1vj9vx7s hah, who cares about a trask talker likes you huh? Go somewhere else to be bitter
She seems like a very genuine awesome human being regardless of her size.
People aren’t mad at her for losing weight, they are mad that she has has chosen to represent her own definition of body positivity rather than theirs. More power to her, I hope she has the health and vitality she needs to enjoy her life.
Loved the interview. People shouldn't be afraid to admit they have this type of problems or any other at all.
Just sad that she's going through this process of having a baby when she might not be able to, and people try to bring her down about her looks, that just adds to her stress. She at least looks like she's handling it well. Good for her for seeing what had to change to make her chances better, and actually sticking to it
That's the "body positivity" community for ya. They're mad bc deep down they know they have given up on their health and have lost another person who justifies their disordered eating habits
@@abeltesfaye_ And here I thought body positive means chubby or skinny the form doesn't matter as long as ones healthy.
So long as Rebel Wilson is happy with what's she's doing, that's the most important thing. On top of that, healthy and positive outlook with her life
please turn your life to Christ whilst you still can the rapture is about to happen anytime soon please repent of your sins And invite the holy spirit to make his home inside you it's not about religion its about a relationship
To all of y’all saying that this shows real body positively because she “doesn’t glorify obesity” I hope you realize that Rebel isn’t saying anything new. She said that she looked great at all sizes. She talked about the bias the world shows against fat people. She said that there is no point in fitting a beauty standard and that everyone should explore their health at their own pace in a way that’s right for them. She had an unhealthy relationship with food that she worked hard to overcome and she set an incredibly difficult goal for herself at a time in her life when she had the time, energy, and resources to do so. She didn’t do it when she was in law school, or when she was building her career in the U.S., or when she was recovering from the loss of her father, or any of the times in between. She did it when she was ready. The Rebel Wilson that was in law school, building a career, mourning her father- and ALL moments in between- that Rebel deserved to feel proud and beautiful and respected in her body, too.
!! ** Allowing fat people to love themselves will not make obesity the beauty standard nor will it erase the health risks and physical limitations that come with it. There are ways to discuss these issues so that they aren’t linked to the shame or devaluation of the people who have fat bodies. Weight-related health factors truly should be a medical conversation saved for such spaces- like here, where Rebel is willingly opening up a dialogue about her struggles with health - not an Instagram comments section debating whether or not a size 18 woman at the beach should be allowed a compliment. But this is because people rarely want to talk about obesity in its medical context. They want to talk about obese PEOPLE, framing medical concerns as an evil that obese people represent and pose the danger of inflicting onto others- as a justification for why these people should be considered an undesirable population and prohibited from engagement with certain objects, places, and experiences that are well within practical means. It is a prejudice that we have yet to grow past as a society because it allows those who are not fat to feel both internally/externally superior to fat people as well as in control of their health.
I’m happy for Rebel and I’m thankful for the way she handled this topic. I wish I could say that she’d be met with the same respect if she had brought this up as a fat woman, but sadly I just can’t see that happening. Regardless, I’m grateful that she is able to talk about it now, and I hope her words will inspire others to see that the health concerns related to obesity are scary, but we don’t have to insult fat bodies or suppress the self-esteem of the people who inhabit them to tackle it.
I did only find out about this through the media, which I'm embarrassed about given her initial point on women losing weight unintentionally bringing them into the limelight. However, it's her POINTS and NOT the losing weight, that has made me respect her a lot more than previously. She's absolutely hit the nail on the head with every single issue! What an amazing woman!
I'm glad that she's speaking out about this. It's the sad truth.
Kudos to Rebel. Do what want and be healthy and happy.
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I have never respected her more. I’ve always found her funny as an actress but now I also respect and love her as a person. She has so much self love and determination for taking care of her body. Treat your body like a temple
Side note: it’s not about her losing weight it’s simply about becoming healthier which in turn naturally has you lose weight since being obese is obviously not healthy.
Seems like a genuine transformation - she looks good either way, good for her & hope the rest of us could do some of what’s she’s done (weight wise) 😊
0:26 "I got a lot of pushback from my own team, actually here in Hollywood, when I said that 'okay I'm gonna do this year of health. I'm gonna, I feel like I'm really gonna physically transform and change my life,' and they were like 'why? Why would you want to do that?'" 😳
That's when you know these so-called positivity movements are even more dangerous than you imagine. She, a human being, explained that she wants to get healthier.
A healthy response from someone who truly cares about your well-being would say, "That is truly awesome," or something of the sort.
On the other hand, their response was to question why in a negative sense. Yikes. As the old humorous saying goes, "Are we the baddies?"
Even before her health journey she has always been my idol, she’s one of my favourite people out there❤️
It's great that she lost weight and seems to be physically and mentally in a better position than before. The only thing I object to is her asking "why are people so obsessed with women's looks" - if you don't want that kind of attention, maybe don't post a social media slew of pics and videos chronicling your weight loss "journey"? Just crack on with it in private.
@Voicist. From memory, Rebel made this health commitment at the start of a year. And wanted to bring her followers along for the weeks and months 1) to keep herself accountable for the challenge she'd set and 2) in finding satisfaction at what her body was capable of, wanted to encourage her network to feel their bodies move and grow stronger. Guess we all do things in our own way, and Rebel's is the "over here 👋 look at me 👓" way !
She's truly inspiring. Spreading a good message . Glorify health !
Will the whole world plz clap and congratulate her so the rest of us can go on with our bloody lives!! New news plz
Great transformation, you must be feeling great physically
Good on her for making the commitment and losing the weight, especially given the prevalence of the ‘healthy at any weight’ attitude in Hollywood these days
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She’s alot smarter & refined than the roles she gets. I hope she gets better roles in future.
I was obese, eating & drinking to escape my sorrows but I only became more miserable. I decided to quit whining, bought a good pair of running shoes, started running every other day, body weight exercises, trying out yoga for 2 wks now, cut out the junk food & the alcohol & have lost 6kg to date. Still a long way to go. Peace.
People don’t understand how hard it is to lose weight. Having trainers and nutritionists helps but ultimately changing behaviors is on you. Many kudos to her for this big lifestyle change.
Wonderful for you!! Such hard work! Wow. Bless you abundantly with all YOU want!
The head to body ratio change always gets me
amazing effort!
She looks amazing! Not that she didn’t look amazing before. She always had a happy vibe. I just saw her Christmas photo. She put in that work and stuck to it. I applaud her.
She was beautiful as she was and well truly even gorgeous right now to be honest
please turn your life to Christ whilst you still can the rapture is about to happen anytime soon please repent of your sins And invite the holy spirit to make his home inside you it's not about religion its about a relationship
@@repentrepent8989 okey,,, where is this coming from?? If you read the book of revelations there is quite a lot that has to happen before the rapture happens...
I love Rebel. She is genuine.
@rebelwilson was and still is an attractive woman for many reasons other than physical. Her movie roles have brought joy to all of us. Good on her, though, for recognizing an issue with her eating and correcting that mentally in her life. Her journey through this has inspired many, and I hope she finds long term peace & fulfillment in her life.
Excited about seeing what sort of roles she takes on now in Hollywood
Best of luck, great inspiration and well-grounded person. Will make a great and funny mom to many children I’m sure.
Her self deprecating wit was just one of the many glorious things about Rebel. Now she's a vision of perfection that won't fly anymore. I hope she will find other ways to entertain with her dazzling personality and unbreakable confidence.
What an incredible transformation ! She looks beautiful. It must have been an incredibly difficult goal to achieve
The way I see this very deep story as is Rebel will always have a huge huge fanbase of when she was this funny quirky big girl who flaunted her stuff and didn't care who cared, because it was very relatable to many many women out there.. People want that confidence. People want this old rebel back to suite their own ideals of her and her character, and keep that as relatable to themselves as possible, but she knew for a fact that she wanted more. She got healthy. She changed physically and got HEALTHIER. She is still her. I applaud her every movement, and so should everyone else. I absolutely fell in love with her as her bigger girl comedic self, who really did shape people's outlooks on themselves. But I see too many comments and too many people expressing that they don't support her change or journey and want this old rebel back. Shame on you if you're that type of "fan". Who she used to show herself as was enough to gain the interest of many people on the same boat, and now she is going the further mile to show them all the next step in improvement. Society now will overlook every good positive thing you do, and prey on you until you make a mistake and that's what you become known for. Disgusting.
Thank you 🙂
im so proud of adele & rebel for doing what makes them happier. they're queens 👑 ♥♥
nice work!
I’m 72 years old approximately 5‘7“ tall. This past September I weighed 253 pounds fast forward four months I’m up to 265. I have lots of scary health issues that are getting worked on. I hope it’s not too late for me. I will say at my heaviest I weighed 314 pounds that was approximately 45 years ago. Life goes by so quickly and I did lose 102 pounds approximately 40+ years ago… But I gained it back in seven years. If anybody out there wants to say one or two prayers for me that I do better, I would appreciate it greatly. 😢
she and adele are one of my biggest inspiration i love them and im proud of them
I'll be honest, I've struggled to be a fan of Rebel because I simply don't resonate with her "comedy" (just not funny, to me), yet I've always been impressed by her intelligence and her naturally STUNNING good looks. Her face shape, teeth, eyes, smile, just simply beautiful. Now I just hope she allows herself to be vulnerable and to emerge as a beautiful soul and to let go of the attitude. I say this because I have an attitude that few people warm to, but they don't know my vulnerability or the totally fkd up journey I had to endure to become the Me that I'm learning to love and fully embrace. My channel, Vox Femina reflects my journey or in part, the journey I see so many women taking... And if I can help change the life of one woman through my 5 minute videos, then that's my commitment. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Numbing emotions with food…. I feel that. Well done Rebel.
Damn good for her going with what she wanted in life! Great actress with tons of talent!
Rebel as an Ozzie too I & my & Oz think your inspirational & you look FANTASTIC! I look forward to your next chapter & movies!
I love her so much, she makes me smile. Good for her of she is healthy now
Well done 👍
Love you, how ever xxxx xxxx congrats on the hard work xxxx xxxx
Wow!!! From the Philippines!!
Thank you for sharing your experience 😊 you inspired me to be my healthy version
Always loved this girl she such a joy to the world
@Mot Goaiu if that's for me I'm sorry I'm not a fat person and you need to grow up
Good for you amazing job
That's amazing! Good for her.
Where there is a will there is a way. Great job girl!
I'm proud of Rebel Wilson it took a lot of discipline and dedication to get to where she is today. Looking great girl 😘
She, like every woman in existence is better looking and much healthier when they look after themselves. Fair play to her, no one should be bullied by fat people!
She’s 41 years old it’s normal for a lot of women to have low fertility at that age.
Omg she looks stunning.
She is doing amazing and hopefully people can learn from her and better themselves. Lite her up for her choice of making herself healthier and dont put her or anyone down. Get active. Get healthy. Live longer.
wow.... she is beautiful!!! i mean she was never unattractive....but ....now she is gorgeous!!! good job Rebel!!!! you will surely be an inspiration!!! you must be very proud of your accomplishments....please accept my honest and sincerest compliments....you are a totally gorgeous woman!!! coupled with great talents and confidence you have always had!!! you deserve everything you have achieved!!! Congrats!!!
I've loved Rebel Wilson since I first saw her in Fat Pizza years ago, so happy for her success
You go Rebel Wilson
She really does like better and happier, proud of her
Love her personality
I feel really good for her. She looks great.
I have always felt for so many celebrities who are treated like the 'fat funny' one. It happens to a lot of them and you see them consistently landing roles that encompass that. I totally understand why she wanted to strive for health and transform herself. I'm especially proud of her for losing weight the way she did purely out of exercise and eating healthy, that's really good to see.
Well done!!! You look fantastic and seem to be very happy where you are at in life. 👍
You are amazing person 💞💞 and you look fabulous xx
Good for her, I hope she feels as amazing as she looks!
Fair do to her she's happy in her self and that's what really matters wishes her all the best 👍
Loved her back then, Still love her now just in a different way.
This is why we need to have better people around us.
She looks amazing so happy for her
Stunning
Rebel is following Adel footsteps 🙌 They have proven that women in plus sizes can improved their health and appearance. It must be tough for them, but it is worthy!
Complete and total legend
Perioddddd I love itttt 🔥🔥💯❤️
Excellent!!! 👍 👌
Amazing
Well done ,looking great
She looks Amazing! Queen of comedy! ❤️🙌💯
Fat or thin, you remain STUNNING!
She was and still is a beautiful person. 😍
Wow congratulations Rebel
This woman makes me laugh more than any actors or actresses in Hollywood. She’s beautiful all around no matter what size. Her chicky personality makes her even more stunning. Good luck.! Can’t wait to see u as a mum.