Rebel Wilson was almost a lawyer

OHMYGOSSIP — Rebel Wilson was planning a career in law — until a brush with death convinced her to take up acting. The actress — who shot to fame in Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect –  was studying law when she went on a trip to Africa and came down with malaria, according to American tabloid the National Enquirer.

“She was confined to a critical care unit for a month,” said a friend.

“Doctors didn’t know if she would live or die, and they were bombarding her with all kinds of drug cock¬tails. Rebel began hallucinating from the fever and medication and dreamed she was onstage accepting an Oscar. It was really strange because she’d never even considered a show business career.”

Rebel says the experience changed the direction of her life.

“(The hallucination) was so vivid and real, that when I recovered I knew I had to get back to Australia and start acting training,” she said.

“I did my law degree by day and my acting at night. People thought my brain had been destroyed by malaria and that I was nuts!”

Despite her parents’ pleas for her to forget the footlights, Rebel began taking acting classes and was soon getting rave reviews for her stage roles.

“After that, she was hooked,” revealed the friend.

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