Rebel Wilson reflects on losing her virginity at 35
Rebel Wilson has revealed that she lost her virginity when she was 35. However — in her upcoming memoir, “Rebel Rising” — she says she has no regrets about waiting.
“Not everybody has to lose their virginity as a teenager,” Wilson, 44, told People in an interview published on Wednesday. “People can wait till they’re ready or wait till they’re a bit more mature.”
The “Pitch Perfect” star added that she hopes her experience can “be a positive message” for others. “You obviously don’t have to wait until you’re in your thirties like me, but you shouldn’t feel pressure as a young person,” Wilson said.
Wilson admitted she used to be “embarrassed” about being a virgin. “There was one vague time, I think I told my best friend, ‘Oh, yeah, I just did it’ to just get it over with when I was like 23,’” she shared. “Just to really avoid the questions.”
The “Bridesmaids” actress said the topic made her so uncomfortable that she would often “leave the room” when her friends would start discussing sex.
Wilson stated she likely would have “explored” her sexuality more if she had been born two decades later. She added that she never questioned her sexuality because she knew she “was attracted to men” and “that was the normal thing.”
“And so when I started opening myself up probably more after my father’s death and realizing, oh, even though I’d seen marriage as a terrible thing and waste of time, I started opening myself up to that,” she explained. “And then only years later, meeting women and having feelings for a woman, and that, I just think it’s a sign of where society kind of was.”
The Australia native revealed her romance with Ramona Agruma in June 2022. They announced their engagement in February 2023.