Rebel Wilson says she wants people to focus on her career, not her body
Actor has spoken of her frustration at the lack of media attention on her career
Actor Rebel Wilson has opened up about how she wants people to focus on her career, rather than her body.
In a new interview with Australiaās Daily Telegraph, the actor opened up about how sheās mostly received media attention about her change in physical appearance rather than any of her work related success.
Wilson told the publication: āIn 2019, I had, like, four movies come out, two which I produced and one, Jojo Rabbit, which got nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture,ā she said.
āYet I get more press the following year when I do nothing except lose weight ... When I was at my heaviest, I also had the most international attention on me,ā Wilson added.
Back in January, Wilson opened up about how society treated her differently since losing weight, revealing that people now hold doors open for her or carry her groceries.

The Pitch Perfect actress reflected on the change during an appearance on The Morning Crew With Hughesy, Ed and Erin, where she was asked whether her physical transformation has changed her āas a personā.
In response to the question, Wilson explained that her weight has not had an impact on herself, as she has always been confident, but that she has noticed that other people react differently.
āI like to think I looked good at all sizes and stuff and Iāve always been quite confident. So it wasnāt like I wasnāt confident and then now Iām, like, super confident,ā she said.
āI think whatās been really interesting to me is how other people treat you. Sometimes being bigger, people didnāt necessarily look twice at you.

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āAnd now that Iām in a good shape, like, people offer to carry my groceries to the car and hold doors open for you. I was like: āIs this what other people experienced all the time?āā
Wilson previously revealed that she was paid āa lot of money to be biggerā for the benefit of her acting career.
The actor made the claim in June 2020 during an interview with The Sun, where she said: āI had a job where I was paid a lot of money to be bigger, at times which kind of can mess with your head a bit.ā
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