Rebel Wilson Hits Back As Australian Press Speculate Over Her Real Age
Rebel Wilson Hits Back After Age Speculation
Rachel McGrath— The Huffington Post UK
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Rebel Wilson has taken to Twitter, after speculation over whether she’s been lying about her age.
The ‘Pitch Perfect’ star was the focus of a number of news reports on Tuesday morning, with outlets claiming that Rebel had shaved at least six years off her age.
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Rebel Wilson
The Sydney Morning Herald claim that Aussie business documents state Rebel, real name Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson, was born on 2 March 1980, while Gawker have published a yearbook page, that appears to back up the claim.
Following the speculation, Rebel took to Twitter, slamming the press for focusing on numbers - though she didn’t categorically deny the claims either.
Rebel isn’t the first star to stand accused of telling a porkie when it comes to her age, with Nicki Minaj, Nicole Scherzinger and Paloma Faith having all been caught telling fibs.
James was caught out after shaving two years off his age. Whoops! (credit:Britta Pedersen/DPA)
Sandra Bullock(02 of12)
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America's sweetheart lied about her age to get a movie role -- for someone older. In 1992, she told Barbara Walters: "I lied two years ago to get this part in Love Potion #9. They said, 'We want an older scientist.' I go there and I say I'm 29. After a while, you have no idea how old you are because you've lied so many times. I always said I would never lie, but one time, when I didn't it worked against me. So I figure you just keep them guessing." (credit:Getty)
Eminem(03 of12)
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The rapper lied about his age while on-air with Howard Stern in 1999, saying he was 24 when he was actually 26. (You can watch the video here). (credit:Getty)
Nadine Coyle(04 of12)
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Nadine won a place in a girlband on the Irish series of 'Popstars', however she was ditched when producers found out that she'd lied, pretending to be 18 years old when she was actually 16. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
Whoopi Goldberg(05 of12)
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Whoopi is one of a (very small...) group of celebs who actually ADDED years to her age. It's thought that she added five years to her real age, as casting directors thought she was too young to be in showbiz. (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Nicki Minaj(06 of12)
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Talk about a fail: Nicki Minaj was caught red-handed in a lie when a police report the "Super Bass" rapper filed showed her birth date as December 9, 1982 - not 1984, as she had previously claimed. (credit:Getty)
Agyness Deyn(07 of12)
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Surprise! This British hipster model was actually a good six years older than what she had been telling everyone for years. "When I decided I would really do modelling I was like 18, and I think at the time that was quite old for a new face, so we knocked off a few years," she admitted to The Guardian in 2012. "I'm 29, I feel like that's the age when you start to think about life. What is this all about? Who am I?" (credit:Getty)
Katie Reford(08 of12)
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Katie was cast as 'Coronation Street' character Bethany Platt, who is 14 years, after stating that she was 19 in the auditions. After bosses announced the casting, eagle-eyed members of the public noticed that Katie's date of birth, as displayed on her online CV, made her 25.The decision was then made to recast the role.
Nicole Scherzinger(09 of12)
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In 2008, the Pussycat Doll singer listed her age on the group's website as 28. Too bad she was actually 30 years old at the time, something to which she admitted to Blender magazine. "I should say I'm 27," she quipped. (credit:Getty)
Jamie Lomas(10 of12)
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In February 2014, it was revealed that Jamie was actually 38, while a number of websites listed him as being 33. He insisted that he'd never actively encouraged the lies though, telling The Sun: "I have never lied about my age. My correct age has been printed many times. "If I was to lie, I’d age up so at least people would say I look younger than I actually am.” (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Paloma Faith (11 of12)
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Paloma lied about her age when she first started out in the music industry. "When I was asked what my age was in that first meeting, I blurted out 23, when I was actually 27,” she admitted in 2014.“I didn’t plan on doing it beforehand and it wasn’t a calculated thing." (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP/Invision/AP)
Anastacia (12 of12)
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The singer revealed that she was turning 40 in 2008, declaring that she was no longer going to tell fibs about her date of birth. (credit:Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)