Rebel Wilson has revealed that the primary reason for her drastic weight loss was to improve her chances of having a kid. In 2020,
The Australian actress explained it was considering her “future child’s requirements” that motivated her to work through her “emotional eating” problems and make a ‘Year of Health’ commitment.
Wilson claimed that her doctor’s visit “really inspired [her] to get healthier,” according to PEOPLE magazine.
Wilson said she would “love to have a family” and hinted at the prospect of being a single parent.
“I’m just going for it by myself at the moment because of the biological clock,” she told the publication.
“If I meet the right person, great, and then they can fit in with whatever happens.
“It’s great that the technology exists. You have so many options with surrogacy and sperm donors.
“I only started thinking of fertility when I was 39, so you feel quite late, but then there are women in their mid-40s who’ve been successful.”
The actress said her fertility experience was an “emotional rollercoaster,” and she could identify with any woman going through it.
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“To all the women out there struggling with fertility, I feel ya,” she wrote on Instagram.
“The universe works in mysterious ways and sometimes it all doesn’t make sense…but I hope there’s light about to shine through all the dark clouds.”