Australian actress Rebel Wilson has shared a deeply personal revelation, disclosing that she lost her virginity at the age of 35.Wilson, 44, hopes that by sharing her story in her upcoming memoir "Rebel Rising," set to be released on April 2, she can send a "positive message" to others about the timing of such experiences.

In an interview with PEOPLE, Wilson emphasised that not everyone needs to lose their virginity during their teenage years."There was one vague time, I think I told my best friend, 'Oh, yeah, I just did it to just get it over with when I was like 23,'" Wilson recounts. "Just to really avoid the questions."Normally I would just leave the room when the conversation was happening," she continues. "And then the people that said, 'Oh, at 24, it's so late.' And then I'm sitting here thinking, 'Oh my god, my number's 35. What the hell? I'm going to look like the biggest loser,” Rebel Wilson stated.She encouraged individuals to wait until they feel ready or more mature, stressing that there should be no pressure on young people."It's absolutely incredible, if I had been born 20 years later, I probably would've explored my sexuality more. I just knew I was attracted to men, and that was the normal thing," recalls Wilson.

Wilson recalls avoiding discussions about the topic during her teenage years due to feeling embarrassed. She mentioned fabricating a vague story to her best friend about losing her virginity at 23 just to evade questions."And so when I started opening myself up probably more after my father's death and realizing, oh, even though I'd seen marriage as a terrible thing and waste of time, I started opening myself up to that," she adds. "And then only years later, meeting women and having feelings for a woman, and that, I just think it's a sign of where society kind of was."

The Pitch Perfect star acknowledges being a "late bloomer" but believes her experience would have been different if she were 20 years younger.She reflects on her journey of self-discovery, including her attraction to men, eventually leading to exploring her sexuality further after her father's passing.Now engaged to designer Ramona Agruma and a proud mother to her first child, Royce Lillian, born via surrogate in November 2022, Wilson's story serves as a testament to embracing one's journey at their own pace.