Rebel Wilson Weighs In On Whether Only Gay Actors Should Be Cast In LGBT Roles!
perezhilton.comRebel Wilson has thoughts on casting LGBT roles. During an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs released on Sunday, the Australian actress was asked if she feels women can get away with edgier jokes than men.
She dished: Related: Watch Adele Shut Down A Homophobic Heckler During Vegas Show! The 44-year-old continued: But when it comes to LGBT roles in film and TV, the Pitch Perfect star thinks casting should NOT be limited to actors who identify the same way as a given character: Inneresting!
There’s definitely something to be said for reserving gay roles for openly gay actors who historically don’t get as many opportunities, though!
It’s been just about two years since Rebel came out and introduced fans to her love Ramona Agruma. Innerestingly, she revealed in December 2022 that her on-screen kiss with a woman in 2022’s The Almond and the Seahorse was not only her first kiss with a woman EVER, but that the moment is what ultimately “opened” her heart to having more intimate experiences with other women!
