My ancestors were criminals: Rebel Wilson

Actress Rebel Wilson has revealed that her ancestors were shipped from Ireland to Australia because they were "criminals".

"Some of my heritage is Irish so I would love to film there, maybe not in the winter. Being from Australia I am not used to the cold. They were convicts, criminals basically. Bad Irish people that were sent to Australia ... I have the fair Irish skin that always reminds me of my heritage," Wilson, who was born in Australia, said.

The 29-year-old said that she has a deep-rooted love for Ireland and that she would like to make a film there one day in the future, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"My favourite playwright Martin McDonagh is Irish and he now writes films - I would love to work in Ireland and get my Irish accent on. Or a different accent but film there because it is so beautiful. Whenever I see Ireland on screen it looks amazing," Wilson told RTÉ TEN, an entertainment network.

Meanwhile, the "Pitch Perfect" star also said that she spent five weeks training for a 40-second movie stunt in her new film "Pitch Perfect 2".

The Australian actress, who stars alongside Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow in the new musical comedy, revealed that she put herself through weeks of training for a brief on-screen stunt.

"In 'Pitch Perfect 2' I do my own aerial stunts. I trained for five weeks for only a 40-second stunt routine! I needed the training let's put it that way. I don't have any natural acrobatic gymnastic skills," she said.