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    Rebel Wilson was "seen differently" by Hollywood as soon as she lost weight

    The 45-year-old actress was initially known for her comedic roles such as Fat Amy in 'Pitch Perfect' and Brynn in 'Bridesmaids', but once she shed the pounds, she was able to take a more dramatic approach to her film career


    Speaking on SiriusXM, she said: "When I lost a lot of weight in 2020, I lost like 70 or 80 pounds, from that point, I started getting offered more serious roles. I did this British indie movie that was really serious about traumatic brain injury and now I'm playing Lady Capulet [in 'Juliet and Romeo'] so I kind of un-typecast myself by losing weight, and I loved being the bigger, funny girl.

    "I loved playing Fat Amy in the 'Pitch Perfect' movies, it was so cool. That still is me in so many respects, but I guess, once I did lose weight, people started to see me a bit differently."

    The 'Senior Year' star recalled that when she initially stared out in her career, she did want to be more of a "serious actress" but was able to get her foot in the door via her comedic abilities but has now been able to "go back to [her] roots" with her current projects.

    She explained: "Weirdly, when I very first started acting in Australia, I wanted to be a serious actress. I wanted to be like Dame Judi Dench. I wanted to be really serious, it's just I had something that people liked to laugh at. And then Nicole Kidman gave me this scholarship to come to America and specialise in comedy, so that's what I did. And when I came to Hollywood, I was just like the full comedy girl, but now it's kind of like almost going back to my roots as an actress and doing some serious stuff as well."

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