Is still being a virgin in your 30s really such a big deal?

Challenging societal norms, celebrities like Rebel Wilson are speaking out about their late sexual debuts, sparking a conversation on the pressures this brings

Rebel Wilson revealed in her memoir that she lost her virginity at the age of 35. Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage

Saoirse Hanley

Australian actress Rebel Wilson made headlines when her recent memoir, Rebel Rising, revealed she had lost her virginity at 35. Going public with such private information, she says, was done in the name of hopefully taking the pressure off of others, and spreading a positive message.

The Pitch Perfect star said she was embarrassed about making it known, but was hoping to remind people “not everybody has to lose their virginity as a teenager”.