Rebel Wilson: The Truth About Sacha Baron Cohen! Trauma Was The Reason I Couldn't Lose Weight!

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 6, 2024

Duration

1h 34m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Rebel Wilson is an Australian actress and producer best known for her roles in films such as, ‘Bridesmaids’, ‘Pitch Perfect’ and ‘Jojo Rabbit’. 00:00 Intro 02:14 Being A Very Shy Kid 04:06 My Family And Their Struggles 05:19 My Dad's Angry Issues 08:41 Doing Weird Things As A Child 10:29 Emotional Abuse 11:40 My Parents Divorce 14:06 How Your Dad's Trauma Impacted You 17:08 Where Does Your Darkness Come From? 20:36 Feeling Like Not Being Good Enough 23:56 The Steps I Took To Become A New Person 26:21 How I Became More Extroverted 28:29 I Had To Carry A Weapon With Me To Protect Myself 31:38 The Hallucination That Changed My Life 36:45 Becoming A Lawyer To Then Pursue Acting Career 38:39 How Many Years Until You Made It In Hollywood? 39:54 My Weight Defined The Roles I Got 42:44 I Used My Weight To My Advantage 45:26 Did Your Roles Impact Your Self Esteem? 47:34 Wanting To Become Successful Despite Hurting Myself 50:07 I Lost Money Playing In Bridesmaids! 51:49 Having No Money To Doing 6 Hollywood Films 52:13 Ads 53:10 I Wasn’t Healthy Enough To Have A Child 57:12 The Comment From One Stranger That Changed My Entire Health Trajectory 59:24 “People Didn't Want Me To Lose Weight” 01:01:25 Your Film Contract Wouldn’t Let You Lose Weight 01:02:13 Your Journey Of Losing Weight 01:04:37 Letting Go Of My Emotional Baggage 01:06:37 I Started Dating People At 30 Years Old 01:10:34 Losing My Virginity 01:11:58 Experimenting With Ozempic 01:13:35 Backslash From Fans For Your Weight Loss 01:15:40 How Have Your Acting Roles Changed Since You Lost Weight? 01:17:58 What Are You After Now? 01:20:28 Why Did You Remove Sections From The Book? 01:25:15 Advice To Your Younger Self 01:26:59 I Hope My Stories Help Other People 01:28:57 Last Guest Question You purchase Rebel’s memoir, ‘Rebel Rising’, here: https://amzn.to/3WrOMZ8 Follow Rebel: Instagram - https://bit.ly/3JIZ1R6 TikTok - https://bit.ly/4dzvl6O Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Shop the Conversation Cards: https://thediary.com/products/the-cards Sponsors: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/doac

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Rebel Wilson

  guest

• Steven Bartlett

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Rebel Wilson and Steven Bartlett, Rebel Wilson: The Truth About Sacha Baron Cohen! Trauma Was The Reason I Couldn't Lose Weight! explores rebel Wilson Exposes Hidden Trauma, Reinvents Health, Redefines Hollywood Success Rebel Wilson details her journey from a painfully shy, academically driven Australian girl in a dysfunctional home to an internationally famous ‘fat, funny’ Hollywood star. She explains how childhood emotional abuse, low self‑worth, and her father’s unprocessed trauma shaped her eating, relationships, workaholism, and comedic persona. A brutal comment from a fertility doctor and a ticking biological clock forced her to confront her health, lose significant weight, and unpack the emotional baggage behind her food issues. Alongside revealing her worst professional experience with Sacha Baron Cohen, she reflects on late-blooming love, motherhood, and the ongoing trade-offs between career ambition, wellbeing, and family.

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