‘Rebel Wilson Recalls Battling Malaria After Waking Up with 100 Mosquito Bites on Face’
Rebel Wilson recently shared a terrifying experience from her past. The actress revealed that at 18 years old, she contracted malaria, a deadly disease. Wilson mentioned her discomfort with bugs and insects in Australia, where she grew up.
Her encounter with malaria was horrifying, as she spent a night in the African bush and woke up with “100 mosquito bites” on her face. For more details, continue reading below.
Rebel Wilson revealed she had contracted malaria when she was 18
In a recent interview with US Weekly magazine, actress Rebel Wilson shared her career accomplishments, thoughts on her successful memoir Rebel Rising, her weight loss journey, and more. Wilson also discussed her battle with malaria, a deadly disease transmitted through infected mosquito bites.
Wilson admitted to having “bug anxiety” due to her Australian upbringing where bugs are prevalent.
The 44-year-old actress mentioned her severe bout with malaria that landed her in the hospital for two weeks, stating she could have died from it.
Wilson recalled her mother’s house always having flying gnats near the fruit bowl, which she disliked. She expressed her aversion to bugs at home, especially since becoming a mother to Royce Lillian Elizabeth Wilson.
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Rebel Wilson shared how malaria made her hallucinate about acting
Rebel Wison previously appeared on TODAY, where she revealed how she took a gap year between high school and college and went to Africa for a year, where she got very sick with malaria. Per People magazine, Wilson shared that while she was battling with the disease, she hallucinated that she was an actress and was “good at it.”
She said, “I hallucinated that I was an actress and that I was really good.” After recovering, she returned home to Australia and told her family, “Guys, I’ll go to law school as well, but I think I’ve got to pursue acting too,” noting she “had the vision.”