Rebel Wilson Reveals She Got 'A Lot Of Pushback' From Her Team Over Decision To Lose Weight

Rebel Wilson lost an impressive amount of weight over the past couple of years, and has been documenting her journey on her Instagram handle. But apparently, not everyone was happy with it. The Australian actress spoke about her 70-pound weight loss and how her team initially reacted to her decision to get healthy and fit.

“I got a lot of pushback from my own team actually, here in Hollywood, when I said, ‘OK, I’m going to do this year of health, I feel like I’m really going to physically transform and change my life’,” the 41-year-old told BBC Breakfast.

"And they were like, 'Why? Why would you want to do that?' Because I was earning millions of dollars being the funny fat girl and being that person," Wilson added.

Wilson, who rose to fame through her role in "Bridesmaids" and the "Pitch Perfect" franchise, noted that she's always felt confident, even before her weight-loss journey, but she knew some of her eating habits were unhealthy.

"I knew deep down inside that some of the emotional eating behaviors I was doing was not healthy. I did not need a tub of ice cream every night," she said. "That was me numbing emotions using food, which wasn't the healthiest thing."

Once she dropped those pounds, she received a lot of media attention, which made her wonder why people were more interested in her weight than in her career. “Is that what a woman has to do in the world, lose weight to get attention?” she said.

“It’s fascinating, why are people so obsessed with it? Like, with women in particular about their looks? I know what it’s like to be a woman who is essentially invisible to most people because of not being seen as traditionally beautiful or whatever. It’s crazy to try to fit that. It’s just better to be the healthiest version,” Wilson added.

She also opened up about her struggle with fertility, adding that the only reason she was going public with it is so she could help others who are on the same journey.

"I'm still trying on the fertility journey, even though it is emotional and you get hopeful and then your hopes are dashed. So I feel for any woman going through it," she said. "I was the classic example of a career woman who went out into the world, didn't even think about kids, and then suddenly in your mid-30s is like, 'Oh, hang on, do I want that as an option? And then if I do, what do I need to do?'"

Wilson then added that though she does want to have kids of her own one day, she know things may not go as planned.

"It would be great if I had my own children, but I don't know whether that's going to happen, so I'm trying not to have any expectations set on an outcome," she explained. "Just that I'm the healthiest I can be. I'm going to try and what will happen will happen."