Rebel without Jenny Craig cause

Rebel Wilson has split with Jenny Craig after failing to reach her weight-loss goal. Source: Supplied

The Sunday Telegraph reports

She’s never made a secret of her cupcake fetish but after failing to fend off the lure of such fatty treats, the well-rounded Rebel Wilson and Jenny Craig have split.

Wilson's ambassadorial role with the weight-loss giant has ended long before she reached her target goal.

The Aussie actor, who pledged in July 2011 to shed 25kg, managed to drop 15kg, but the contract is over. It's unclear which party ended it.

Wilson, who weighed 106kg at her heaviest, initially said being overweight had affected her work. But it turns out the US film industry has no problem with her size, having cast her in big-budget comedies such as Bridesmaids and What To Expect When You're Expecting.

Last year the 29-year-old was forced to stop dieting for her role as a college student named Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect, but vowed to slim down to 80kg by the end of last year.

"At the moment Rebel is based in the States and is concentrating on her acting career. Due to her busy work schedule she is currently not on the JC program," Jenny Craig's Amy Smith said.

"She successfully lost 15 kilos and thanks Jenny Craig for their help and support."

The company's current Australian ambassador Mel B lost 15kg after signing up following the birth of her third child in October 2011 and continues to feature in its marketing campaigns.

Barry Humphries, Ian "Dicko" Dickson and Magda Szubanski have all shed weight as ambassadors for Jenny Craig.

Meanwhile, rival company Weight Watchers last month announced it had signed Mahalia Barnes as its new celebrity face.

Wilson has two films set for release this year - US comedy Pain & Gain starring Mark Wahlberg and Super Fun Night, a TV movie she wrote and produced.

X-Factor judge and former Spice Girl Mel B recently faced deportation

Singer and X-Factor judge Mel B came very close to being kicked out of Australia after a visa bungle. Picture: Nic Gibson Source: The Sunday Telegraph

Article by Richard Clune and Ros Reines, The Sunday Telegraph

X FACTOR judge Mel B has been left red-faced by an embarrassing visa bungle that could have seen the former Spice Girl deported back to Britain.

Immigration officials last week launched an investigation into the British pop star's Australian work commitments after she revealed she had signed on as an ambassador for weightloss firm Jenny Craig in a deal said to be worth up to $150,000.

Brown - also known as Scary Spice - had been sponsored by the Seven Network to come to Australia as a judge for its popular TV talent quest, but her visa conditions prevent her from working for other organisations without securing additional sponsorship.

The guidelines state that international artists who enter the country to work on an Entertainment Visa (subclass 420) must successfully apply for further sponsorship if they undertake secondary work.

While the Department of Immigration would not comment on Brown's specific case for privacy reasons, a source close to the 36-year-old singer confirmed she had been investigated. Her management met with the department and the matter "was now resolved", the source said.

A Jenny Craig spokesman said there was no issue with her contract. At 75 kilograms, Brown is more curvy than flabby, but has declared that she wants to shift 15 kilograms in the next three months - more than Jenny Craig's recommended guideline of one kilogram a week.

The mother-of-three said she wasn't deterred by criticism levelled at her for joining the weightloss program just five weeks after giving birth, saying she liked the structure it provided.

"My husband usually takes care of me, preparing meals for me that are good for me. But he has to keep going backwards and forwards from LA, so he can't look after me all the time," Brown said.

In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Brown also revealed she had been to a number of Kings Cross strip clubs with husband Stephen Belafonte since arriving in Sydney.

"We live an exciting life and we like to let off a bit of steam," she said.

"It keeps the marriage spiced up and alive."

Brown said she was so impressed with the city, she and her husband were considering buying a house in Sydney's eastern suburbs, close to where she is living with daughters Phoenix, 12, Angel, 4, and newborn Madison - in a rented apartment in Point Piper.