Rebel Wilson Explains Why She Thinks Straight Actors Should Be Allowed to Play Gay Roles

Rebel Wilson is the latest star to defend straight actors playing gay roles.

The 44-year-old actress, who is openly queer and engaged to Ramona Agruma, thinks that any person should be allowed to play any role.

Rebel said on BBC Radio 4′s Desert Island Discs, “So say, if you are overweight, you can say jokes. But if you’re not—that’s kind of what’s currently happening.”

“It’s going into this territory of saying, ‘Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles,’ which I think is total nonsense,” Rebel said. “I think you should be able to play any role that you want. But I always think, in comedy, your job is to always kinda flirt with that line of what’s acceptable.”

“If people are just always being safe and protective, you’re not going to get good comedy from that,” she said, adding that its an actor’s job to “entertain people.”

Rebel recently explained how she lost money by acting in Bridesmaids.