Rebel Wilson Admits She Got "Fat" To Help Career

She's never succumbed to Hollywood pressure to be thin.

Instead, Australian actress Rebel Wilson says she deliberately gained weight early in her career to get famous.

The 36-year-old has revealed she discovered the comedic benefits of being overweight when she wrote her first play and cast herself alongside an actress who was bigger than her.

"And I was like: 'Oh. That girl's getting a lot of laughs, a lot easier than me. What is it?' Because I don't think there's much difference in talent," she told the Telegraph in the UK.

"And I remember distinctly thinking: 'I think it's because she's fatter'. And then, I don't know if it was mega-conscious, but I thought: 'How can I get more laughs? Maybe if I was a bit fatter ...' And then suddenly I was fatter, and doing comedy."

The comedian says she has a hormonal imbalance that makes her rapidly gain weight. However, she says she can shed the kilos if and when she wants to.

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