Her recent roles have shown a slimmed-down Rebel Wilson.
But the actress flashed back to one of her first ever gigs on Thursday, in a sentimental Instagram post that showed a dramatically different look for the star.
‘Blast from the past!’ wrote the 41-year-old comedian, alongside an image of her character ‘Leanne’ from the sketch show The Wedge.
New look: Rebel Wilson (here on Pooch Perfect) flashed back to one of her first ever gigs on Thursday, in a sentimental Instagram post that showed her with a dramatically different look
Rebel’s ‘bogan’ character sported a mullet hairstyle and a bright yellow duck tattoo.
‘Who remembers this TV show?’ asked the Sydney-born Hollywood star.
In the Channel 10 series, which ran for two seasons in 2006 and 2007, Rebel played a variety of characters.
However, the character she’s best known for playing is Leanne, who, along with Corinne (played by Kate Jenkinson), are two working class, poker machine playing women, one of whom has a tendency to leave her kids in the car while gambling.
Humble beginnings: ‘Blast from the past!’ wrote the 41-year-old comedian, alongside an image of her character ‘Leanne’ from the sketch show The Wedge
Gambling addicts: Wilson’s ‘bogan’ character (R) sported a mullet hairstyle and a duck tattoo
Rebel gave a shout-out to her former co-star in the caption, writing ‘@katejenko Miss ya mate!!’
Kate also appeared in Wilson’s short-lived U.S. sitcom Super Fun Night.
Also on Thursday, Rebel practised for her ‘new film role’ by riding a bicycle around the ballroom of a lavish hotel.
‘Let’s just call this “Ballroom Bicycling”,’ the actress captioned a short clip on Instagram.
‘#quarantinelife #brompton (practicing for something work related).’
Motivated: Also on Thursday, Wilson uploaded videos of herself posing in a maroon tracksuit to Instagram, before getting on a bike and doing laps around a ballroom
Rebel stunned in a maroon tracksuit, then jumped on a Brompton bike.
She then rode clockwise and started doing laps in a circular motion around the room while Bicycle Race by British rock band Queen played in the background.
The Pitch Perfect star then started riding in a figure eight pattern under the ballroom’s chandeliers, before changing directions and disembarking the two-wheeler to pose for the camera.
What she’s been up to: ‘Let’s just call this “Ballroom Bicycling”. ‘#quarantinelife #brompton (practicing for something work related),’ Rebel captioned a short clip to her Instagram
What was she doing? Rebel rode clockwise and started doing laps in a circular motion around the room while one of the biggest hits by British rock band Queen, song Bicycle Race, played in the background
Where was this? While Rebel did not tag where she was location wise in the post, she did thank ‘Corinthia’ for letting her use the space – suggesting she’s at The Corinthia Hotel in London
While Rebel did not tag where she was location wise in the post, she did thank ‘Corinthia’ for letting her use the space – suggesting she’s at The Corinthia Hotel in London.
She has been there before, while attending the Cats photocall in December 2019.
‘Okay, this is ballroom bicycle riding. Practicing for my new film role, and thanks to Corinthia for letting me use this space,’ Rebel said in a separate post to her Instagram Stories, where she was spotted with a face mask on before riding.
‘Okay, this is ballroom bicycle riding. Practicing for my new film role, and thanks to Corinthia for letting me use this space,’ Rebel said in a separate post to her Instagram Stories, where she was spotted with a face mask on before riding
The post comes after Rebel announced her plans to take on her first role as a director on Monday – revealing she felt inspired to make the career move in 2022.
Rebel shared a photo of a Hollywood Reporter article detailing how female directors broke the record for most Oscar nominations.
‘Biggest congrats ladies,’ Rebel wrote beneath the image. ‘You’ve inspired me to take my first ever directing job in 2022.’
Inspired: Her post follows her announcing her plans to take on her first role as a director on Monday. Pictured: Rebel’s post to her Instagram Stories, stating how ‘inspired’ she was by directors Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell (both pictured)