The actress has been dating TV presenter Ant Anstead since 2021
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Renée Zellweger is being supported by her man!
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the actress, 55, was joined by her boyfriend Ant Anstead at the afterparty of the London premiere of her new movie, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Sporting a pink strapless gown and a pair of red pointed-toe heels, Zellweger held hands with Anstead, 45, who wore a dark gray three-piece suit, at the bash.
The couple, who first met on the set of Anstead’s show Celebrity IOU Joyride in 2021, appeared happy and relaxed as they smiled while making their way down the street.
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PEOPLE previously confirmed their romance back in 2021, shortly after Anstead’s divorce from ex-wife Christina Haack was finalized.
“Sometimes two people just meet and click, and the timing is right,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “Renée is creative … and often goes for guys who think out of the box. She’s smart, thoughtful, and always looking to expand horizons and nurture those around her.”
Speaking to the BBC at Wednesday’s premiere in London, Zellweger shared that she was “in denial” and “it hasn’t sunk in yet” about the Bridget Jones franchise potentially ending.
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“Let me live in denial for a little longer,” Zellweger — who has played the role of Bridget Jones in all four movies — said, telling the outlet “fingers crossed” that Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy wasn’t the franchise’s final film.
Based on the novels written by Helen Fielding, the new movie follows Bridget as a widow and a single mother as she takes on dating apps. She then gets “pursued by a dreamy and enthusiastic younger man,” a synopsis reads.
“Now juggling work, home and romance, Bridget grapples with the judgment of the perfect mums at school, worries about Billy as he struggles with the absence of his father, and engages in a series of awkward interactions with her son’s rational-to-a-fault science teacher,” the synopsis adds.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy streams exclusively on Peacock on Feb. 13, 2025.
