There was thecancelled show, there were the doubters, there wasthat one relationship that didn’t last… “I was so unusually shy, bordering on a social disorder.
So my mum one day she drives me to this community acting class.
I was holding on to the car door and crying.
She had to peel me off the car.
But does she have her family genes to thank for her comedic chops?
“My family reckons I’m like, not funny at all.
They think they’re all funnier.
And I’m like, ‘What professional comedy have you done?'”
she laughed, in an interview withImage.
According toFlare, Wilson was concerned with developing her personality as a kid.
Her own greatest success story, Wilson was about to become a household name.
That was when the acting bugalsobit her.
But she wasn’t aiming for comedy, at first.
She shared her initial frustrations withTheNew York Times.
“I got visibly quite angry that people were laughing at me.
And then people would laugh more…I thought, fat is funny, in a weird way.
Or even in a scientific way.
People find it easier to laugh at bigger girls.
And I thought, that’s going to be my game plan.”
That game plan would become her lucky calling card in Hollywood.
So that’s a bit different.”
But her status doesn’t stop her from putting in her two cents.
And they signed me on my second day [in the U.S.]."
I’m about the brain, the heart and what’s on the inside.
I feel really lucky to be the body jot down I am."
All of America was just about to discover who she really was.
I now drink green juices and I’m trying to do gluten-free.
But I don’t do it 100 percent I’m not a maniac!"
So when I have an incredibly successful day, I want to celebrate and reward myself with food.
If I’ve had a sad or stressful day, food is also comfort."
A substantial transformation, compared to the “trashy frozen pizzas” of her youth.
Reports of"flaunting her weight loss"seem to pop up daily.
But Wilson isn’t focused on some elusive perfect body.
She’s got her eyes set on her goals.
“I’m lucky…But I also think I worked hard.
I deserve it.”
But Wilson wasn’t looking for a rebound.
She shared inCosmopolitan, “I’m very independent and have been single for most of my life.
I see people who are very co-dependent and I think they’re missing out on life.
She continued, “I’m hoping the right guy will come along.
But if it doesn’t happen I’m alright.
I’m a very independent lady and I’ve got my own stuff going on.”
Like, alotof stuff.
Initially unsure of her prospects, Wilson toldE!
News, “I didn’t think I’d be able to design clothes.
I thought, ‘That’s not in my repertoire.'”
I’ve always been a non-conformist.
That’s actually what my high school principal wrote in my final school report.
I never just accepted things as they were, especially if they were unfair.
But she’s still the same woman behind that lifestyle upgrade.
But while Wilson may be a mega-star, she hasn’t forgotten her roots.
“[FilmingThe Brothers Grimsby] They wanted full-frontal nudity.
We write in the contract, specifically, ‘No nudity.’
They got in another girl this larger burlesque dancer from South Africa to be a nude double.
And they got her to do all this stuff.
[Sacha Baron Cohen] would go, ‘See, she looks good.’
I’m like, I’m not doing it.
“You want to know that the people [behind the camera] have a certain sensibility and decency.
And a lot of times in comedy they’re not those people.”
Judging by her daunting resume, she already has.
But she doesn’t stop there, prepping for her busy schedule.
“I got a personal trainer,“she admitted.
People wouldn’t think it looking at me, but I can exercise!”
She toldElle UK, “you better be physically strong for this job.
I like to have the stamina to work 16 hours a day.
I may eat a lot, but I am very healthy.”
She even did all her own aerial stunts forPitch Perfect 2, overcoming her acrophobia.
I’m afraid of heights, so…I told them, ‘I’ll do it three times.
I’ll crush it, so turn all your cameras on.’
And I nailed it.”
And they’re not famous for talent.
I worked really hard to get where I’ve gotten to.”
I’m definitely not lonely in any way.
I love being by myself.”
She shared in the magazine, “I don’t think I’ll be getting anything thisValentine’s Day.
On Valentine’s Day you could get sent something.”
“Now that more writers are getting a chance to create these scripts, it’s just more edgy.
For years, the bombshell gleaned inspiration from legendary comediennes.
“As a teenager I’d putAb Fabon instead of working.
“I do two types of [jobs],” she toldElle.
I just go in there and try and crush it.”
“I never got anywhere because of my looks,” she confessed in an interview withInStyle.
“I got places because I had a good brain and a good imagination.
Only since moving to the States was I like, ‘People pay attention to what I wear.
I should take a stab at class it up a little bit.'”
“I didn’t even get my nails done until I was 25,” she admitted.
Now I’m obsessed with going.”
She won the lawsuit and was awarded $3.6 million in damages.
At the end of it all, Wilson’s takeaway was positive, as her point had been made.
So it’s still something to celebrate!
“I always wanted to make something of myself.”
She’s certainly done that in spades!
“If you manifest [what you want], I really do think it comes true.”
I’m singing for Andrew Lloyd Webber!"
She knows she’s a role model for large women, too, something she takes very seriously.
