Rebel Wilson celebrates her children’s book being read out in Tanzanian classroom  

Rebel Wilson celebrates her children’s book being read to a class of kids in Tanzania – after donating $250,000 to The School of St Jude following her Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? win


She released her debut children’s book in late October to roaring success across Australia.

Now Rebel Wilson’s book Bella the Brave has found its way to a classroom at The School of St Jude in the East African country of Tanzania. 

The Australian actress shared a heartwarming video to Instagram of Bella the Brave being read out by a teacher to the young students in her classroom.  

Reach: Rebel Wilson celebrated her children’s book Bella the Brave being read out to school children in a Tanzanian classroom

‘BELLA THE BRAVE has made it to @schoolofstjude in Tanzania!’ Rebel, 41, captioned the post.  

‘Thank you to these young gifted scholars and talented teachers for welcoming Bella into your school,’ she said.

The clip sees the teacher reading the book out to a classroom full of captivated children. 

Heartwarming: The Australian actress shared a video to Instagram of Bella the Brave being read out by a teacher to the students in her classroom

Heartwarming: The Australian actress shared a video to Instagram of Bella the Brave being read out by a teacher to the students in her classroom

At one point, she shows the kids the page she is on and asks them where the title character is located. 

The video then cuts to the children reading the book in different groups. 

Rebel has had a long association with St Jude and has been sponsoring students from the school since 2016.  

Where is Bella? At one point, the teacher shows the kids the page she is on and asks them where the title character is located

Where is Bella? At one point, the teacher shows the kids the page she is on and asks them where the title character is located

The Pitch Perfect star donated $250,000 to the school after winning the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in January. 

In February, Rebel shared a video which featured graduates from St Jude who are now attending university. 

The graduates thanked the actress for her donation, sponsorship and support over the years. 

Money well spent! Rebel Wilson [pictured] has proudly shared the achievements of the students she sponsored since 2016, which have gone on to graduate from school and qualify for university in Tanzania

Money well spent! Rebel Wilson [pictured] has proudly shared the achievements of the students she sponsored since 2016, which have gone on to graduate from school and qualify for university in Tanzania

‘School of St Jude in Tanzania graduates… who are now going to University,’ Rebel began her caption.

‘I am so proud of the 20 graduates who now are funded to go to university using the $250,000 prize money I just won on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? last month,’ she added. 

Rebel went on to wish the students well, particularly those who she remembers meeting in the US. 

Glorious: 'School of St Jude in Tanzania graduates... who are now going to University,' she began her caption.

 Glorious: ‘School of St Jude in Tanzania graduates… who are now going to University,’ she began her caption.

Rebel’s book Bella the Brave was released in late October and is her first foray into the world of literature.

The Bridesmaids star revealed in an interview with The Morning Show that the inspiration behind Bella the Brave came from her memories growing up in Australia.

‘I kind of wanted to use stories from my real life that hopefully inspire and motivate young kids everywhere,’ Rebel told Morning Show hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies.

‘The first book is about overcoming shyness and it talks about a story where my mum dragged me into a local community centre to join the girl’s choir,’ she recalled. 

Inspiration: The Pitch Perfect star revealed in an interview that the inspiration behind Bella the Brave came from her memories growing up in Australia

Inspiration: The Pitch Perfect star revealed in an interview that the inspiration behind Bella the Brave came from her memories growing up in Australia

Rebel says that experience led her to the world of the creative arts, which gave her the freedom to express herself and overcome her shyness.

The Isn’t It Romantic actress adds that the book is the first in a series that will draw from experiences from her childhood.

‘It will be a series of books, but this is the first one. They will be about different things,’ she confirmed before revealing the next one will be about ‘body positivity’ and the third one about ‘siblings’.   

Only the beginning: The comedic actress says that Bella the Brave is the first in a planned series of books that will use experiences from her childhood

Only the beginning: The comedic actress says that Bella the Brave is the first in a planned series of books that will use experiences from her childhood