Rebel Wilson roasts British Royal Family in debut as BAFTA awards host

Actress Rebel Wilson one of the BAFTA Awards most memorable presenters in past years did not disappoint as its hostThe Pitch Perfect actor stole the show on Sunday during the first BAFTA Awards to take place inperson since the organisations groundbreaking 2020 diversity review reports varietycomWilson presented the best director award at the ceremony in 2020 and brought the house down with a gagfilled speech that in one fell swoop managed to burn the UKs Prince Harry Prince Andrew Covid19 and the lack of women nominated for best directorNo one was spared from Wilsons numerous barbs during the 2022 ceremony eitherWhile not every joke landed with the British crowd and were further challenged by the cavernous acoustics of the Royal Albert Hall one attendee remarked that Wilson deserved a standing ovation for her hosting dutiesThe absence of Prince William who is president of BAFTA and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton likely allowed Wilson to let rip and the actorcomedian certainly didnt hold back in taking the Royal family to taskAt one point while talking about the inherent drama and horror of all the best picture nominees Wilson quipped that Harry and Meghans interview with Oprah had it all But unfortunately it wasnt nominated in this categoryLater in the same breath she joked about a Prince Andrew musical set at the Pizza Express and auditioning for the Cats sequelWhile the BAFTA awards rarely see hosts relinquish the stage for skits with audience members Wilson was out there throwing out her old bras as consolation prizes and rolling out a cake of Benedict Cumberbatchs face to the Power of the Dog actorIn what was a surprisingly apolitical ceremony Wilson also made one of the few references to the fullfledged war going on elsewhere in Ukraine giving her middle finger to the camera and saying this is the same gesture in all languages in a f you to Russian President Vladimir PutinElsewhere Wilson highlighted the continued challenges for women in the industry At times it was hard to tell whether she was joking or not and just how much was based on personal experiencesMy next movie just fell through because the studio said it was a femaledriven film But females are terrible drivers F you Lionsgate she said to chuckles from the audienceWhenever I want to make myself cry I think how much The Rock was paid for Jungle CruiseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever