Rebel Wilson’s Nose Split Open: Bride Hard Set Mishap and Other Celebrity Close Calls
Can’t say anyone saw this coming: Rebel Wilson ended her last shooting night on Bride Hard with her nose cleaved in half—literally. In a recent chat with Access Hollywood, the 45-year-old actress revealed that a fight-scene prop gun “accidentally whacked” her face, leaving her nose “split open” and surrounded by a “pool of blood.” Irony alert: she’d only one more scene to shoot. Cue the ambulance, cue the panicked crew, and cue a last-minute call to a plastic surgeon who stitched her up before permanent damage set in.
Wilson, who stars as secret agent Sam alongside long-time pal Anna Camp, didn’t hide the aftermath. Back in August 2023, she posted on Instagram Stories about minor scarring near her nose bridge, thanking fans for their well-wishes and confirming her stitches had dissolved. When asked how unlucky she felt, her reply was a masterclass in sarcasm: “How unlucky can I be?” Yet there’s no trace of damage on film, so cinemagoers can rest assured her secret agent persona remains intact.
Bride Hard, set to drop June 20, reunites Wilson with her Pitch Perfect co-star Camp, marking 14 years of friendship. Wilson admits she instantly thought of Anna for the “girl squad” dynamic, praising her versatility and natural chemistry. It’s the kind of camaraderie that makes you forget half the cast nearly saw Wilson’s face rearranged.
In case one set mishap isn’t enough to keep you up at night, here’s a roundup of other Hollywood close calls. Jamie Lynn Spears’s then-8-year-old daughter found herself submerged in a pond after flipping an ATV, an ordeal that landed her in the hospital. Jimmy Fallon immortalized the term “ring avulsion” when a tumble in his kitchen nearly led to a finger amputation. A nameless talk-show host with one too many glasses of wine ended up dislocating a finger during a front-step fall. Jeremy Renner, bless his action-hero heart, broke 38 bones shrugging off a runaway snowplow on New Year’s Day. Ricky Martin transformed a concert-capturing drone into a personal finger-slicing device during his Sex and Love world tour. And one unlucky actor filming The Eagle in Scotland scored a wetsuit filled with scalding hot water instead of rainwater.
Celebrity stunts are clearly a magnet for the bizarre and bone-breaking—and you thought your day was rough. So there you have it—another disaster in the making, wrapped up in glitz, blood, and duct-taped drama. You’re welcome.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Weekly
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