Whether you discovered her through the “Pitch Perfect” film series, Australian media, or from her work as a comedienne and activist, Rebel Wilson has become a true force in Hollywood.
While Rebel certainly has plenty to be proud of regarding her acting, in the last year she been making headlines by announcing her romance to fashion designer Ramona Agruma, welcoming her first child, and getting engaged.
With so much going on in her life, get all the tea on Rebel Wilson’s busy world!
Rebel Wilson at a glance
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson is an Australian performer who was born in Sydney on March 2, 1980. Despite some former aspirations of pursuing law, she has been entertaining people since 2002.
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While born in Australia, she became an American citizen on her birthday in 2022.
Rebel has been involved in over 50 projects
Wilson has been involved in 26 films, 21 television shows (of which she played herself or hosted in 10), one video game, and three stage productions.
That single video game role was her reprising the voice role of Raz from “Ice Age: Continental Drift” for its tie-in title.
Furthermore, she was the first voice for Mei Mei in both “Kung Fu Panda 3” and a related short titled “Panda Paws,” but scheduling issues led to hiring Kate Hudson and overdubbing her for those projects.
Rebel’s breakout role was Bridesmaids
Rebel became a domestic star for her role as Toula in an Australian comedy series called “Pizza” but her breakout Hollywood role would be Bridesmaids.
Despite several Australian film and television roles, it was the raunchy take on a “chick flick” that made Rebel Wilson a known name in Hollywood.
She then had a controversial role as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect
One of Rebel’s most prolific roles would be Fat Amy in the Pitch Perfect films and Brynn in Bridesmaids; one part of her Pitch Perfect contract stipulated that she had to maintain her weight.
Rebel was forced to come out about her same-sex relationship
Rebel publicly confirmed her love for her girlfriend in an Instagram post on June 9, 2022, following threats of being outed by The Sydney Morning Herald.
In that post, Rebel features a picture of her sitting shoulder-to-shoulder and smiling with Ramona. The attached caption describes the other woman in her picture as a winning “Disney Princess” after a string of failures spent seeking out a Disney Prince.
On February 19, 2023, just over eight months later, Rebel announced their engagement on her Insta, though she never explicitly mentioned Ramona in the post; she instead thanked Bob Iger and Disneyland’s wedding department for making the event a truly special moment.
Rebel hasn’t really played many queer characters of note
Wilson played Sara in an episode of Rules of Engagement titled “Les-Bro.” This character was one of the people that a lesbian character in the show sought out as a potential surrogate mother.
It is also worth mentioning that Rebel played the traditionally masculine character, LeFou, in a 2018 stage production of Beauty & the Beast as well as the very queer-coded Ursula in a 2016 production of The Little Mermaid.
Rebel has one child
Rebel has three siblings—two sisters and a brother, respectively named Liberty, Annarchi, and Ryot. She also has one daughter, Royce Lillian, born via surrogate on November 7, 2022.
In an interview, Rebel’s fiancée Ramona described co-parenting Royce Lillian as being “truly life-changing, but in a good way.”
Rebel launched a dating app called Fluid
While Rebel has no specified how she identifies within the LGBTQ+ spectrum, she launched the dating app Fluid to appeal to everyone.
“This is the first dating app where you don’t have to actually define yourself or tick a box to say ‘I’m straight, I’m gay, I’m bisexual,’ and you don’t have to describe what you are looking for,” she told People. “It’s kind of love with no labels.”
Rebel loves watching people get hot and sweaty
Rebel is a fan of American football and tennis. She happens to be a huge fan of the L.A. Rams. As for tennis, she was often on the court batting away balls when she was a teenager, considered going pro, and eventually met her future wife while the two of them were in the stands of the U.S. Open.
Rebel has an odd connection to Disney
While Rebel is fond of mentioning Disney in her romantic overtures to Ramona, her interest in the Mouse House is also connected to her DNA. Wilson has long believed that she is a blood relative of Walt Disney’s wife, Lillian Marie, due to stories from her grandmother about Lillian being her great-aunt. It’s worth pointing back out that Rebel’s daughter’s middle name is also Lillian.
The bottom line
Rebel Wilson is an Aussie actress who has built a career around being able to make people laugh. While visibility and representation always matter in media, it is extra-appreciated to have a positive role-model in a loving queer relationship that has also long advocated for body positivity.
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Jack
No shade to Rebel, but this article is Random as f@ck.
guezwhoitis
She’s also a basic white bitch!
JB
Oh, my! You okay, sweetie? Seems like you have some residual anger you haven’t yet dealt with.
ScottOnEarth
Rebel is anything but basic. She’s hilarious, smart and charming.
storm45701
Girl, who hurt you?
thisisnotreal
“This is the first dating app where you don’t have to actually define yourself or tick a box to say ‘I’m straight, I’m gay, I’m bisexual,’ and you don’t have to describe what you are looking for,” she told People. “It’s kind of love with no labels.”
ok no offense to rebel cuz im sure shes a delightful woman..but labels kinda matter to a lot of people. for example, i identify as a gay man. and while im sure there are plenty of women out there that have very appealing personalities that i could potentially connect with on a deeper level, the fact that im gay kinda means i don’t want to connect with a woman on that kind of a level if i am looking for a romantic relationship. love without labels is beautiful sounding on paper, but in practice i just don’t see how that would pan out unless you are a person using that app that also identifies as bisexual, then sure you could match with anyone and have it potentially work out. but for those of us who have a more strictly defined sexuality, it just wouldn’t work the way that she speaks about it.
ShaverC
She is pushing an app that is geared toward 0.01% of the population who think they’re so special that they go beyond labels. It’s probably already a sinking ship.
bachy
Not sure how the app is set up and you guys may be right. But I’m intrigued by the concept. Its effectiveness will depend on the execution.
canadalaw
I think she still practices law or at least keeps abreast of it. She has mentioned that she has appeared in front of boards and tribunals in the recent past.
FreddieW
She’s terrific!
bachy
I’m not a big fan. Her acting always seems… once-removed to me, like she’s not really convinced by the film and she’s just there for sh|ts&giggles. Takes me out of the story.