Rebel Wilson gets candid about directing her first movie as a new mom

Rebel Wilson has recently shared her challenging experience while directing her first movie as a new mom.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere of her directorial debut The Deb at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Senior Year actress said, “It was hard.”

Rebel, who welcomed her daughter Royce via surrogate in November 2022, confessed, “Royce was almost turning one. I wasn't getting very much sleep and moved the family back to Australia for it, so it was hard.”

The Pitch Perfect star mentioned, “I've got a bit more sleep now, now that the movie's complete and stuff.”

However, Rebel explained, “It was very challenging to be a new mom and to be doing a job that I'd never ever done before. That's it. And I'll recover, I'll recover from that.”

Elsewhere in the interview, the actress revealed that her daughter “came to set several times”.

“She loves it. For some reason, she's probably seen the movie a couple of times,” she told the outlet.

Rebel added, “She comes in when I'm watching things in my home cinema, she comes in because she hears the music. She does this little baby dancing.”