In her new memoir, âRebel Rising,â the âBridesmaidsâ actor, 44, explained why she senses a rift between her and the âRolling in the Deepâ crooner.
âSome actresses would get offended if I called them plus-size in this book, so I have to be careful with what I say,â Wilson recalls in her memoir, the Independent reported. âThis is why, I think, Adele hates me. There was a moment when she was bigger, and some people would confuse us for one another.â
By chance, both Adele and Wilson unveiled slimmed-down figures in 2020. Adele reportedly shed 100 pounds while Wilson dropped nearly 80 pounds in about the same time frame, following what Wilson referred to as a âyear of health.â
E! News reported that Wilson speculated in her book that the 16-time Grammy winner âdidnât like being compared to âFat Amy.ââ
Wilson starred as Patricia âFat Amyâ Hobart in the âPitch Perfectâ trilogy, which ran from 2012 to 2017.
The Australian actor then clarified that sheâs unsure if the tension is real, considering sheâs ânever askedâ Adele, according to E! Newsâ report on the memoir.
Wilson reportedly recalls in the memoir how fans often mixed her up with Adele, adding, âI legit signed an autograph once as Adele at Claridgeâs because the people truly thought I was her and wouldnât leave me alone until I did.â
The comedian also claimed that Adele would âalways quickly turn awayâ from her at public events âas if my fatness might rub off on herâ if she were ânear her for more than 30 seconds.â
Reps for Adele didnât immediately respond to HuffPostâs request for comment.
Elsewhere in her memoir, Wilson addresses how she worried that her weight loss journey would affect her Hollywood career.
âThe agency liked me fat because they got hundreds of thousands of dollars in commission for each film where I played the fat funny girl,â Wilson wrote, Vanity Fair reported.
While appearing on the podcast âCall Her Daddyâ in February 2023, Wilson said that at one point she was locked into a contract for âPitch Perfectâ that demanded she not gain or lose more than 10 pounds.
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