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Rebel reveals real life Fat Amy moment

Rebel Wilson is not your average Hollywood star.

Having made her breakthrough with a cameo in 2011’s Bridesmaids, the Australian actress has become known for her punchy one-liners and her refreshing honesty and frankness, which makes her stand out from her peers.

She didn’t have the most lines in 2012’s Pitch Perfect, but her performance was still scene-stealing - and such is her comic value that next up she’ll be starring in Sacha Baron Cohen’s Grimsby, which also features his wife Isla Fisher, Mark Strong, David Harewood and Ian McShane.

The Ali G and Borat funny man had some rather raunchy requests for Wilson, the 29-year-old reveals.

“Sacha is completely outrageous. Every day, he tried to get me to go naked. Every day!” she deadpans. “And I’m like, ’Sacha, no! I told you, I’m a classy actress’.”

The film, directed by Now You See Me’s Louis Leterrier, is scheduled for release in Australia in February 2016.

“He just keeps pushing you and pushing you and pushing the comedy in every single scene, which is why his stuff is so out loud funny,” Wilson says of Baron Cohen.

“Grimsby is certainly going to get a lot of attention, put it that way. It’s highly outrageous.”

Right now though, Wilson is flexing her vocal cords once again in Pitch Perfect 2, which sees her reprise her role as Fat Amy in the musical comedy sequel.

Rebel Wilson, left, as Fat Amy, and Adam Devine as Bumper, in a scene from the film, Pitch Perfect 2. Picture: Richard Cartwright/Universal Pictures via AP

In the first movie, the all-female college a cappella group the Barden Bellas faced an uphill battle to impress championship judges. This time round, the three-time champs are trying to defend their reputation, following a controversial performance in front of US President Barack Obama, dubbed ’Muffgate’.

You’ve guessed it - Fat Amy’s at the centre of the scandal, which happens when her trousers rip during an aerial routine, thus exposing her private parts to the American leader, and the entire audience.

“I crushed it. It’s a very flashy opening to the movie and I’m really proud of myself for doing it, because it was very hard,“ says Wilson of filming the scene.

“This might come as a surprise to you, but I’m actually not a stunt lady with natural acrobatic talent.

“I had to train for five weeks just to do that 40-second stunt routine, and it was very physically demanding. I had to do lots of stretching and strength training, because they had no girls my size that were professional at aerial stunts, so guess what? I trained, Tom Cruise-style - I did it myself. I’m very proud of how it turned out.”

Wilson also had to conquer her acrophobia to pull off the flamboyantly grand entrance, which sees her suspended from the theatre ceiling on circus ribbons.

“I feel like I’m going to die. Even when I’m just a bit off the ground, I’m like, ’Woah, something doesn’t feel right’,” she states.

The actress, who currently lives with her good friend British comedian Matt Lucas, after leaving her native Sydney for Hollywood, reveals that she experienced a somewhat similar real-life wardrobe malfunction during a recent house-hunting trip.

“I was looking for houses recently in Hollywood and going into some very exclusive mansions, some I couldn’t afford but just wanted to have a look at,” she recalls.

“When I got out of the car, my pants ripped. We were already there and the estate agent had seen us, so I had to do the whole tour of this massive mansion while putting one of my hands at the front and the other one on the back, just trying to look normal while doing the house tour.”

Wilson, whose other big-screen adventures include What To Expect When You’re Expecting, Pain & Gain and Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, says she would consider returning for a third film too.

“I love playing Fat Amy, it’s kind of like playing myself,” says the actress. “I joke with the girls that we could do the intergalactic championships versus aliens. I think, ’Why not go into outer space?’”