Rebel Wilson is no longer holding back. The 44-year-old Australian actress is opening up about her entire life in her new memoir, Rebel Riseincluding his troubled childhood.
According to Sunday timesWilson writes in the memoir, which will be released on April 4, that her mother initially wanted to name her Rebel, but her father called the name “ridiculous” and she was called Melanie.
“Mom didn’t stand up to Dad that day, nor for the next nearly 17 years,” Wilson writes in his memoir.
Wilson also makes claims against her late father, who died in 2013. She said that as a child he hit her in the face three times and that he once tried to grab her and threatened her, saying: “I will choke you and I will kill you if you If you say one more thing, Melanie… I’ll strangle you.”
“In those moments when I was worried or scared, I turned to food,” Wilson said. Sunday times. “I think because I saw my mother do it. Everyone has a coping mechanism – eating is mine.”
When her mother kicked out her father when Wilson was 17, Wilson changed her name from Melanie to Rebel.
Talking about his weight, Wilson opened up about his struggles with his weight.
“I wasn’t dealing with my emotions properly, I was just stuffing my face and holding them in,” said the Pitch perfect star said Sunday times.
She told the British outlet that she briefly tried Ozempic, the popular diabetes medication that many in Hollywood use to help with weight loss. But she said she used the medication for maintenance purposes after losing 36 pounds in 2020.
“Someone like me might have an endless sweet tooth, so I think these medications might be good,” she said, noting that she is no longer taking Ozempic.
Following her drastic weight loss, Wilson shared that she has found a weight she feels comfortable with, which she calls “still curvy and solid.”
“I strongly believe that young women shouldn’t try to be obsessed with looking like Victoria’s Secret models – they should just look like themselves,” she said. “I know my relationship with food is complicated.”
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