Rebel Wilson Understands ‘Body Positivity’ Can Only Go So Far

Rebel Wilson built her career as an icon for so-called “body positivity” and then wanted to have a baby. Obesity causes higher risks for pregnancies. In fact, pregnant women who are obese face a 131 percent increase in pulmonary embolisms, a 121 percent increase in sepsis rates, and a 120 percent higher risk of cesarean section.

The 44-year-old blonde Australian actress best known for her star role as “Fat Amy” in “Pitch Perfect” wrote candidly about capitalizing on body image to claim Hollywood fame in her new memoir out this month, “Rebel Rising.” The book is as honest as it is hilarious, particularly the audio version narrated by Fat Amy grappling with the “emotional war going on inside.”

“On the one hand, I’m a proud

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