Rebel Wilson recalls how she realized she was attracted to women, details her nerves about coming out to her mother and reveals the reason for her 80 pound weight loss

Rebel Wilson has opened up about how she discovered her sexuality and the reasons for her 80lb weight loss.

The actress, 44, appeared on Loose Women on Thursday, where she was interviewed by Judi Love about her new memoir, Rebel Rising.

Speaking of sharing intimate details about her life in the book, Rebel discussed her journey with her sexuality after getting engaged to fiancé Ramona Agruma.

She admitted that she had been “forced” to go out into the world and that she had been “very nervous” about telling her mother.

Rebel recalled: ‘I announced on social media that I was in a relationship with a woman. But there is a story behind it, because an Australian journalist threatened to essentially sideline me… So I was forced to kind of make it public.

The actress, 44, appeared on Loose Women on Thursday, where she was interviewed by Judi Love about her new memoir, Rebel Rising (pictured)

Speaking of sharing intimate details about her life in the book, Rebel discussed her journey with her sexuality after getting engaged to fiancé Ramona Agruma (pictured together)

‘Not that it was something I hid, it was just something I slowly told people because it’s a bit of a shock when you only date men and suddenly say, ‘I’m in a relationship with a woman.’

On how her mother took the news, she said, “I remember being really nervous to tell my mom and then I had to tell her because she was flying to LA and she was going to meet Ramona.

“I had to tell her and I was like, ‘Mom, you know, Ramona, who did you hear on the phone?’ I say, “She’s not just my girlfriend. She’s my girlfriend.”

“She said, ‘Oh, that’s great, honey! What color should I paint this side of the fence? Olive green? Brown?’

Rebel explained that she had realized she was attracted to women while watching a tennis player at Wimbledon, saying it “opened my heart.”

She said: ‘I did have a situationship, you could say, that’s what the young people call it… With a professional tennis player.

‘I was at Wimbledon and I saw this woman playing and I thought, “Wow, she’s really good at tennis,” but like I felt things.

“That experience, I think, opened my heart in a way. I described it a bit like when you open a can of tennis balls and you think, ‘Oh!’ and I felt all these feelings and then I really wanted to explore it.”

Rebel explained that she had realized she was attracted to women while watching a tennis player at Wimbledon, saying it “opened my heart.”

She also spoke about her motivation to lose weight, having lost 35 pounds after changing her diet and doing more intense exercise.

She also spoke about her motivation to lose weight, having lost 35 pounds after changing her diet and doing more intense exercise.

Rebel said she “didn’t think being bigger held me back from anything” but that she felt “ashamed” of her unhealthy eating habits.

But she added that she was afraid that by losing weight she would lose her “box” and feared she would then “lose my career.”

However, she explained that it was her desire to have children that prompted it, saying: ‘I truly believe in body positivity and beauty in every shape and size.

‘I didn’t think being bigger held me back from anything, but what I was ashamed of was this unhealthy eating behavior that I would normally do alone late at night.

‘What really motivated me wasn’t actually for me, not for my own physical appearance or health, but it really was when I went to a fertility doctor and he said if I was healthier I would have a much better life. chance of having a child.”

She added, “I think logically I knew I was struggling with obesity at the time and, ‘Am I changing my health for the better?’ but then I would lose this niche that I had in the company and I could lose my career.”

Rebel revealed in November 2020 that she had reached her ‘goal weight’, but assured fans that her focus was purely on ‘being healthy’ and not the number on the scale.

As for how she achieved her weight loss, she focused on becoming more active by walking and doing high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with her personal trainer.

She also switched her high-carb diet – revealing she ate around 3,000 calories a day – to high-protein alternatives that would leave her feeling no hunger.

Rebel and Ramona welcomed their first child, Royce Lillian, via surrogate in November 2022.

She told Judi that she now has ‘two loves of her life’ after becoming a mother, saying: ‘I have an amazing partner and now I have a beautiful baby Royce.

‘IVF, the process I went through is an emotional roller coaster. One day you are happy and the next day you are very sad.’

Rebel and Ramona welcomed their first child, Royce Lillian, via surrogate in November 2022 (pictured)