Carnie Wilson (born April 29 1968 in Bel Air, California, U.S.) is an American singer and television host, best known as a member of the early-90s singing group Wilson Phillips. Then noted as being one of the few overweight female pop stars, she was later famed for having lost half of her weight. She is the daughter of American 1960s pop icon Brian Wilson and his first wife Marilyn Rovell.