Bridget Jones actress Renee Zellweger, 54, engaged and planning wedding to British TV presenter partner, 44
BRIDGET JONES star Renee Zellweger is making secret plans to get married for the second time.
The Hollywood actress, 54, has told close pals that she and British boyfriend Ant Anstead, 44, are tying the knot following a low-key engagement.
Renee hopes to finally banish echoes of her unlucky-in-love character by settling down with Ant, following the end of her marriage to country music star Kenny Chesney in 2005 after just four months.
A friend said: “Renee and Ant are keeping their plans incredibly private, they’re not planning a big public announcement.
“She has been telling her inner circle about organising their nuptials, everything will be very low-key.
“Her relationship with Ant is super strong and they’re madly in love, and they can’t wait to get hitched.”
Renee and TV presenter Ant, who has been wed twice before and is a dad of three, began dating in September 2021 and were spotted together at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.
Following the end of her marriage, Renee went on to date musician Doyle Bramhall II from 2012 to 2019.
She previously enjoyed romances with Hangover star Bradley Cooper, White Stripes rocker Jack White and comedy actor Jim Carrey with who she starred in the film Me, Myself & Irene.
Renee’s inability to find love has sparked numerous comparisons with Bridget Jones, Helen Fielding’s fictional unlucky in love character she first portrayed over two decades ago.
Speaking about how life has imitated art, she said: “All the things that you would most like not to have in common with Bridget are the things that I find I relate to most closely.
“I’ve had moments when I feel like I’m sitting beside myself watching my Bridget alter ego just spiralling, circling the drain.”