Rebel Wilson revealed she suffered from a near-fatal illness caused by insects when she was younger, which led to a serious phobia of all bugs.
The famous actress opened up about her harrowing experience during a recent interview with Us Weekly. “I have always had Bugs-xiety … [since] growing up in Australia, where we have a lot of bugs,” Wilson told the publication. She then recalled the trigger that keeps her in fear of bugs to this day. “But also, one of the biggest turning points, when I was 18, I got malaria,” she said. “I woke up one morning in an African bush and I had like 100 mosquito bites on my face,” she told Us Weekly.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – SEPTEMBER 26: Actress Rebel Wilson attends the premiere of “The Almond And The Seahorse” & Golden Eye Award for Charlotte Gainsbourg during the 18th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 26, 2022 in…
