Rebel Wilson reveals the actor she lost her virginity to at 35

April 4, 2024, 1:19 p.m.

“I know this might be new to you if you’re reading this, but yes, I lost my virginity thanks to you.”

After explaining she lost her virginity at the age of 35, Rebel Wilson has now revealed which actor she lost it to – and it turns out he apparently didn’t even know.

Over the past week, Perfect pitch The Rebel star has been busy promoting her new memoir, The rise of the rebelsand it seems that she was very frank in writing it. From claiming that Adele “hates” her to dedicating the book to an industry “asshole” she had worked with (later revealed to be Sacha Baron Cohen, if you’re wondering), Rebel doesn’t hold back.

In a new excerptRebel, now 44, opens up about being a “late bloomer” and details her past romantic relationships.

In the book, Rebel reveals that actor and comedian Mickey Gooch Jr. was her first. He co-starred with Rebel in the 2016 film how to be single.

“Micks, I know this might be news to you if you’re reading this, but yes, I lost my virginity thanks to you,” Rebel writes in his book, apparently sharing this news with him for the first time on the page.

She later confirmed in an interview with the New York Times that “he was the first to read [the book]”, so he knew it before it was published.

Further explaining why she waited so long to have an intimate relationship with another person, Rebel said: “As a big girl, no one would ever really find me sexually attractive.”

She added that she was motivated to have sex after learning that her mother had breast cancer, writing: “I didn’t want to live my life without experiencing sex. Experiencing sex love. I let the universe know that I was finally ready. I was going to feel the fear and do it.”

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