Rebel Wilson pays tribute to her bogan roots in throwback Instagram post

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’ in the sketch show The Wedge.

Wilson’s ‘bogan’ character sports a mullet hairstyle and her too-tight tank tops show off a cheesy, bright yellow duck tattoo on her arm. 

‘Who remembers this TV show??’ enthused the Sydney-born Hollywood star. 

In the Channel 10 series, which ran for two seasons in 2006 and 2007, Wilson 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.   

Rebel gave a shout out to her former co-star in the caption, writing ‘@katejenko Miss ya mate!!’ 

Jenkinson also appeared in Wilson’s short-lived US sitcom Super Fun Night.  

Also on Thursday, Wilson practiced 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 to her Instagram. 

‘#quarantinelife #brompton (practicing for something work related),’ she added.

Rebel stunned in a maroon tracksuit in the post to her account, where she was seen posing with the peace sign on each hand, before getting on a similar coloured Brompton bike. 

She then rode clockwise and started doing laps in a circular motion around the room while one of the biggest hits by British rock band Queen, Bicycle Race, 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. 

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.

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.’