Rebel Wilson reveals she lost her first baby via surrogate last year

Rebel Wilson has opened up on a personal devastation and the challenges of girlfriend Ramona Agruma’s family not “accepting” their relationship.

Australian star Rebel Wilson has opened up about the heartbreak she suffered after losing her first child via surrogate last year — months before she welcomed her daughter Royce.

According to a report in the New York Post, Wilson said that she lost a baby during her first surrogacy attempt, saying “the embryo miscarried”.

The Aussie star took her romance with jewellery designer Ramona Agruma public in June 2022, but revealed she was already expecting a baby via surrogate at the time the pair got together.

Rebel Wilson took her romance with jewellery designer Ramona Agruma public in June, 2022. Picture: Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal

“I’d only been dating Ramona for two months and I had to be like, ‘By the way, the surrogate looks like it’s out of the first trimester and it is serious and I am going to have a baby by the end of the year,’” Wilson said during an interview in the US.

Wilson explained the process of selecting a sperm donor for her child, saying she was presented with images of potential donors as well as their genetic history.

Rebel Wilson and her baby daughter, Royce. Picture: Instagram

The donors left voice recordings in which they answered a series of questions at the “sperm shop” — which Wilson admits was interesting to listen to.

“I had like a sperm concierge, so they trawl through all the sperm shops and then give me the 10 best that match my criteria,” she added.

After suffering devastating heartbreak losing the child, Wilson tried again and welcomed a baby girl via surrogacy in November.

The Australian star is expanding her talents into clothing design and the creation of a new dating app. Picture: Getty Images for AFI

Announcing daughter Royce’s birth, Wilson revealed that having a family of her own was lifelong.

“Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle,” she wrote at the time.

Wilson said she will be “forever grateful” to everyone involved in helping her become a mother, and praised her “gorgeous surrogate who carried [Royce] and birthed her with such grace and care”.

The couple at the US Open in 2022. Picture: Getty Images

Her private revelation comes just days after she revealed that her girlfriend Ramona Agruma’s family hasn’t been very “accepting” of the pair’s relationship.

“My whole family has just been amazing,” the 42-year-old said. “Ramona’s family hasn’t been as accepting. And so in many respects, it has been a lot harder on her to have to make the news public.

“With her, she’s not in the public eye, it’s much harder on her. It’s so sad to see what happened with her family over it. Hopefully, people will change their attitude about things,” Wilson said.

The Aussie star is also expanding her business interests into online dating, launching a new dating app called Fluid.

Rebel Wilson has founded a new dating app called Fluid. Picture: Instagram

“This is the first dating app where you don’t have to actually define yourself or tick a box to say ‘I’m straight, I’m gay, I’m bisexual,’ and you don’t have to describe what you are looking for,” Wilson said during an interview with People magazine.

“I never thought I was 100 per cent straight. I don’t quite know how to define my sexuality, but I do know there’s a lot of people out there that don’t want to totally define it either … I’ve been reading and studying a lot while doing this app.

Rebel Wilson with partner Ramona Agruma and daughter Royce. Picture: Instagram

“I think sexuality is so complex and nuanced than just saying ‘straight’ or ‘gay.’ I like the word ‘fluid.’

I still don’t know 100 per cent what category I would fit in. I’m just in a great same-sex relationship now, and it’s awesome.”

She said that the Fluid app will be open to everyone, whether straight or LGBTQ+, will not have an age limit, and will be free. She said she thinks it would have helped her in her own life.

“I wish that this was around five years ago. Something like this would have really helped me and maybe I would have stumbled upon a female’s profile and been like, ‘OK, maybe I do want to message them.’ I totally would have joined up for Fluid, because you don’t have to label yourself in any way. You just see who you connect with,” she said. “I know that, to me, it doesn’t matter about the gender, it just matters about the person.”

– with the New York Post