Rebel Wilson, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
Rebel Wilson is one of Hollywood’s most successful comedy actors, as well as a writer and producer. Known for her outrageous on-screen persona and scene-stealing performances, she first found fame in the blockbuster film Bridesmaids, and went on to take a lead role in the Pitch Perfect trilogy.
So instead, she was called Melanie Elizabeth. “Melanie actually after a singer in the seventies, and then Elizabeth after the Queen… But my mum was always like, ‘well yeah, but Rebel’s your name.’” “At times I felt like the dogs got treated better than me, which is probably not true. But I just felt like they were definitely the stars in our family.”4. At 14 she transformed her personality to cope at school
“Even though he tried to do his best and he clearly did love us, he would get very angry at the drop of a hat.” She describes how frightening this was, as her dad would “just explode and do something crazy… sometimes whack us or grab something and throw it… And my father would say stuff like, ‘Your mom doesn't love you, she only loves the dogs.’”
This sudden stardom was a lot to handle. “Even though I became famous later in life compared to a lot of people in my business, it still kind of hits you. And it can affect you and can throw off your perception of reality... so you've got to stay grounded and it can be difficult sometimes.”
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