Isla Fisher said she was 'incredibly lucky' to work with Rebel Wilson in 2012 ... trends now

Isla Fisher was delighted to work with Rebel Wilson on their 2012 film Bachelorette.

Actress Isla, 48, made the comments around the time of the movie's release 12 years ago, way before the publication of Rebel's explosive comments about Isla's estranged husband Sacha Baron Cohen.

It emerged on Friday that Isla and Sacha had split after 14 years of marriage and three children. 

The British actor, 52 and the Australian actress quietly separated last year, per - with the pair attending Oscars parties separately last month.

Before the split and before Rebel's claims that Sacha asked her strip and made X-rated request on a film set, Isla said she was 'incredibly lucky' to work with Rebel.

The pair worked together on 2012 film Bachelorette, with Rebel playing bride Becky Archer and Isla playing her friend Katie Lawrence.

Isla told the Huffington Post: 'I think we got incredibly lucky with Rebel because that character, without her being so sympathetic, we wouldn’t really have cared about the dress, we wouldn’t have cared about the story.'

Rebel had equally glowing words for Isla, saying she was one of the reasons she accepted a part in the film.

She also told the Huffington Post: 'Of course, when I heard Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan were the other three girls, I jumped at the chance.'

Isla confirmed her split from husband Sacha on Instagram on Friday with a snap of the pair jokingly posing in tennis outfits and wrote: 'After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down.

'In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritized our privacy and have been quietly working through this change

'We forever share in our devotion and love for our children We sincerely appreciate your respecting our family's wish for privacy.'

The couple first met back in 2002 and tied the knot in 2010. They are parents to daughters Olive, 17 and Elula, 13, and son Montgomery, nine.

Rebel claimed Sacha asked her 'stick her finger up his a**' and strip nude during filming for his movie, The Brothers Grimsby.

She has been making explosive claims about her experience with the British star, 52, in her new memoir, Rebel Rising, branding him an 'a**hole'.

Rebel has now claimed she had an uncomfortable experience while filming the 2016 comedy – claims which Sacha has said are false and contradicted by evidence - and shared details in a new excerpt from her autobiography.

She played the role of his character Nobby's girlfriend Dawn.

In the passage obtained by People Magazine, Rebel has alleged that Sacha would repeatedly ask her to strip off for scenes despite her 'no nudity' rule.

The most shocking allegation is that he requested she 'stick her finger up his a**' because he thought it would make a funny scene in the film.

Rebel writes: 'It felt like every time I'd speak to SBC, he'd mention that he wanted me to go naked in a future scene. I was like, "Ha, I don't do nudity, Sacha".'

Rebel claimed that she was allegedly summoned by a product assistant for an additional scene while shooting in Cape Town, South Africa.

Rebel says: "OK, well, we're gonna film this extra scene," SBC says. 'Then he pulls his pants down', SBC says very matter-of-factly: "OK, now I want you to stick your finger up my a**." And I'm like, "What?? … No!!"'

Rebel claimed she was shocked and wanted to get out of it, adding: 'I was now scared. I wanted to get out of there, so I finally compromised: I slapped him on the ass and improvised a few lines as the character.'

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