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Renée Zellweger reflects on why she ‘needed’ to take a six-year hiatus from acting as she details what happened during her break from Hollywood

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Renée Zellweger opens up about her six-year hiatus from her acting career

Renée Zellweger has opened up about her six-year hiatus from her acting career.

The actress, 55, stepped back from the spotlight in 2010 after filming My Own Love Song and did not appear in a film until 2016’s Bridget Jones’ Baby.

and in a new Fashion Interviewed by her friend and co-star Hugh Grant to celebrate the release of the franchise’s latest installment, Mad About The Boy, Renée reflected on the “need” to take a break from Hollywood and detailed exactly how she was spending her time.

On why she took her hiatus, Renée shared: “Because I needed it. I was sick of the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, “Oh my God, listen to yourself. Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your crazy voice?”

The movie star added: “It was a regurgitation of the same emotional experiences.”

When asked if she simply did “nothing” during her free time, the Academy Award winner spoke about how she spent her time, noting that she “got healthy” while out of the spotlight.

Renée Zellweger opens up about her six-year hiatus from her acting career

The actress, 55, stepped back from the spotlight in 2010 after filming My Own Love Song and didn't appear in a film until 2016's Bridget Jones' Baby (pictured).

The actress, 55, stepped back from the spotlight in 2010 after filming My Own Love Song and didn’t appear in a film until 2016’s Bridget Jones’ Baby (pictured).

She said: ‘I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, rescued a couple of senior dogs, created a partnership that led to a production company, advocated for and fundraised with a sick friend, and spent a lot of time with my family and godchildren and driving around the country with the dogs. I recovered.’

At one point during the mischievous conversation, the actress surprises Hugh when she reveals how she wasn’t recognized during a secret work experience for Bridget’s first film.

In the early 2000s, as Hugh points out, there was much fuss when American Renee was cast as Helen Fielding’s British heroine, with Renee admitting that, unlike Hugh, she doesn’t Google, revealing that he just realized. of the furor when preparation for the film began.

To take on the role of advertising assistant at a London publishing house, Renée spent “a month or two” secretly working at Picador, a major UK publisher.

However, she reveals that she soon found it difficult to avoid the publicity surrounding her casting, as part of her job involved taking newspaper clippings for author Helen Fielding’s archive, and then the star would see articles about a shitty American . actor’.

On how no one knew who she was, Renee insisted that “no one knew” despite her status in Hollywood, while reflecting that it was “out of context” or perhaps because she had “chubbier cheeks,” noting that “it was strange”. .’

Elsewhere, Renée opened up about her character Bridget Jones’ work adventure with Hugh, admitting that “HR would have something to say about that.”

Renée and Hugh return as Bridget and Daniel Cleaver for the fourth time in the upcoming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

On why she took her hiatus, Renée shared: “Because I needed it. I was sick of the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, Oh my God, listen to yourself? Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your crazy voice? (pictured in 2016)

On why she took her hiatus, Renée shared: “Because I needed it. I was sick of the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, “Oh my God, listen to yourself. Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your crazy voice? (pictured in 2016)

'I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, I rescued a couple of older dogs, I created a company that gave rise to a production company... I recovered' (pictured in 2023)

‘I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, I rescued a couple of older dogs, I created a company that gave rise to a production company… I recovered’ (pictured in 2023)

Renee and Hugh return as Bridget and Daniel Cleaver for the fourth time in the upcoming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Bridget will also find herself in the middle of a three-way battle for his affections, between boy Roxster (Leo), PE teacher Mr. Wallaker (Chiwetel) and the returning Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).

Renee and Hugh return as Bridget and Daniel Cleaver for the fourth time in the upcoming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

The most recent film, 2016’s Bridget Jones’ Baby, saw Bridget shocked when she discovered she was pregnant. She ended up marrying Mark, the high-profile lawyer for whom she had had on-again, off-again feelings throughout the three films, and revealed that he was the father of her baby.

However, in Mad About The Boy, Mark tragically dies while working abroad as a human rights lawyer, leaving Bridget a widow and the book follows her as she struggles with motherhood alone.

He also quits his TV job to do the school run, and comedic scenes are expected as he struggles to keep up with the Yummy Mummies.

Bridget will also find herself in the middle of a three-way battle for his affections, between boy Roxster (Leo), PE teacher Mr. Wallaker (Chiwetel) and the returning Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).

The first film, Bridget Jones’s Diary, was released in 2001 and grossed £222 million at the box office, more than ten times what it cost to make.

See the full article in the February issue of British Vogue, available via digital download and on newsstands from Tuesday, January 21.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy premieres on Peacock in the US on February 13, 2025 and in UK cinemas on February 14.

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