Rebel Wilson has lifted the lid on what really went down when she invited Brad Pitt back to her dressing room at the Oscars. 

It was 2020 and the film Cats had recently hit cinemas, so awards show bosses rung up star Rebel to ask if she could help with some presenting on the night.

However, the catch was that she would have to present dressed as a cat.

The gig got her a coveted Oscars dressing room backstage, with full access to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars nominated that year.

One of those was Brad Pitt, who won Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Rebel was sure to capitalise on a chance meeting backstage when he expressed that he needed a moment to gather his thoughts away from the madness.

Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Rebel revealed she asked if he would like to join her in her dressing room – while she got transformed into a cat.

Rebel Wilson has lifted the lid on what really went down when she invited Brad Pitt back to her dressing room at the Oscars

Brad Pitt had just won Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Pictured), and Rebel was sure to capitalise on a chance meeting backstage

Recalling the day, Rebel wryly says: ‘I was in a hit movie, Cats… so they said, “Would you like to present but you have to dress as a cat?”

‘I had a dressing room backstage at the Oscars. That’s the place to have it.’

She continued: ‘Brad Pitt had just won his Oscar. He was so gorgeous and he was holding his Oscar.

‘He needed a moment. I said, “I’ve got to get dressed as a cat, do you want to come with me?” He said, “Yes, do you want me to escort you to his dressing room?” He just needed a moment…

‘He just came with me to my dressing room for me to get transformed into a cat.’

Elsewhere in the interview, the Pitch Perfect star – whose character was called Fat Amy – admitted she struggled to be taken seriously in Shakespeare plays when starting out in acting, but now has a role in a brand new spin on Romeo & Juliet, entitled Juliet & Romeo.

She explained of the film: ‘They’ve flipped it a little bit. If you love the classic story you’ve got that… [but with a] kind of a different ending.

‘In the original they die in the end… they may or may not live at the end… it’s a pop musical take on Romeo & Juliet.’

Cats had recently hit cinemas, so bosses rung up star Rebel to ask if she could present on the night – however, the catch was that she would have to present dressed as a cat (Pictured)

Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Rebel revealed she asked if Brad would like to join her in her dressing room – while she got transformed into a cat

‘He just came with me to my dressing room for me to get transformed into a cat,’ she said of Brad escorting her to her dressing room

Rebel added: ‘I’m very serious in this movie, maybe it’ll open up a whole new [world for me]. The songs are so catchy. You’ll be blown away by the songs.’

‘I saw a version without any CGI cat effects…’ she continued. ‘I found that version way better than the one they put in the cinema.

‘They should release the one of us in the tight body suits. At least I got to go to the Oscars as a cat.’

Rebel also went on to talk to host Jonathan about being newly married after tying the knot with her wife Ramona Agruma last year.

‘My sister has a side hustle as a wedding celebrant,’ she said. ‘The show wedding was in Italy and then we got legally married in Australia.

Rebel Wilson in ‘Juliet & Romeo,’ a take on Shakespeare classic

Rebel also went on to talk to host Jonathan about being newly married after tying the knot with her wife Ramona Agruma last year

She also opens up about her daughter, who the pair welcomed by surrogacy in 2022, saying: ‘Her name is Royce’ (Pictured with her wife and daughter)

‘My sister, she had a busy week, she married me and then she married my mum the next day. We didn’t pay her, she’s really upset about that.’

She also opens up about her daughter, who the pair welcomed by surrogacy in 2022, saying: ‘Her name is Royce.

‘I probably shouldn’t have named her after a British luxury car brand, she’s a bit high maintenance.

‘She’s 2 and a half now. She’s conned me into massaging her feet before she goes to sleep. I was doing it last night for almost an hour.

‘I said, “I should have called you Volvo.” I don’t know why I got suckered into that.’