Rebel Wilson Says 'Pitch Perfect' Contract Would Not Permit Her to Lose Weight

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Rebel Wilson says her role as «Fat Amy» in the three  movies, which spanned from 2012 to 2017, prevented her from dropping weight.On the latest episode of , the 42-year-old actress tells host Alex Cooper that she didn't start to get healthy until she felt like " seemed like it was over."«I couldn't lose a massive amount of weight, because I was in the contracts for that movie,» Wilson explains. «I think it's not more than 10 pounds [you can lose] and not gain more than 10 pounds.

You have to kind of stay at the weight that's in your contract.»Rebel Wilson arrives at the premiere of 'Pitch Perfect' at ArcLight Hollywood on Sept.

24, 2012 in Hollywood, California.A post shared by Pitch Perfect (@pitchperfectmovie)Despite the contract, the Australian star tells Cooper that she'd «been thinking for a while» that she wanted to lead a healthier lifestyle. «I was stereotyped in playing that fat, funny friend,» she says of her acting parts in the past, including 2011's and 2016's. «I love doing those roles, I love those characters, but then I did want to do more things.

But then I felt like being the bigger girl, you're just more pigeonholed.»Wilson says once she started approaching 40, she met with a fertility doctor who advised she make healthier choices. «Slowly as I was turning 40, I became healthier,» she notes.In 2021, Wilson shared with  that even her own team didn't initially support her weight loss. «I got a lot of pushback from my own team, actually, here in Hollywood, when I said, 'OK, I'm going to do this Year of Health.