Renee Zellweger takes the stage with a guitar and sings with CM Talkington in Austin
Renee Zellweger is adding a singer to her resume.
The Chicago actress, 53, was joined by filmmaker-turned-singer-songwriter CM Talkington, 56, onstage during the Paste Magazine Austin Showcase on Friday in Austin, Texas.
The Academy Award winner, who is going strong with boyfriend Ant Antstead, looked like a rock star in a blue, pink and white plaid shirt over a gray T-shirt as she strummed her guitar.
He wore trendy ripped jeans and black Converse sneakers as he played and sang.
His shoulder-length blonde hair was draped in a burnt orange University of Texas baseball cap.
Multi-talented: Renee Zellweger helped out her old friend CM Talkington at a concert in Austin on Friday
Singer: Sings on the single Two Steps from the Texas Radio album
Old friends: Zellweger met Talkington when she starred in Love and a .45 in 1994, which he wrote and directed.
After a fan raved that Zellweger has the ‘voice of an angel’ on Twitter, her boyfriend responded: ‘She’s the best!!!’
In January, Talkington announced his latest album, Texas Radio, revealing that Zellweger sings with him on the single Two Steps.
“I love this record,” the Jerry Maguire star said at the time. “From the milestones that led to this moment on the triumphant side of healing…the songs are a raw, authentic celebration of life and hope made in the great Austin tradition of coming together with friends to make music for the joy of do it, and it feels like home.’
She continued: ‘Roll down the windows. Find a long stretch of road. Turn up the volume!
Texas Radio was released on March 17, 2023. Talkington likens the album to “driving across Texas and getting around the AM dial.”
The music on the album is a mix of country, Tejano, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, blues, gospel, and rockabilly music.
Talkington and Zellweger met in the 1990s when she starred in 1994’s Love and a .45, which he wrote and directed.
And the Bridget Jones’ Diary actress is still going strong with Antstead, 43.
Earlier this year, he joined the TV presenter on a return trip to his native UK with his three-year-old son Hudson, whom he shares with his ex, Christina Hall, 39.
High noon: The band performed during Ilegal Mezcal Presents HIGH NOON at HIGH NOON, The Paste Magazine Austin Showcase on March 17, 2023 in Austin, Texas
Checkered: The actress looked comfortable in a blue, pink and white checked shirt and destroyed jeans which she paired with black Converse sneakers
Rockin’ it out: The Academy Award winner played guitar while rocking out with the band
All Smiles: At one point, he smiled at someone in the audience.
Sharing laughs: He even had time to share a few laughs on stage with his old friend.
Enthusiastic fans spotted her in a photo Ant shared on Instagram showing Hudson practicing his cricket skills.
Although she was hidden in the background of the photo, one key detail gave her away: her recognizable orange Texas Longhorns hat.
The actress, who is a native of Texas and studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin, has long been a fan of her alma mater team, and the hat, which she also wore onstage Friday, is a regular fixture. of his discharge. key sets.
Zellweger met her boyfriend on the set of Celebrity IOU: Joyride, going Instagram official with the host in August 2021.
The two were reported to be dating in June of that year, shortly after his divorce from the Christina on the Coast star was finalized.
And, according to friends, the couple is getting very serious.
“They are very happy and super excited to chart their long-term future together,” a source said. us weekly.
Despite “trying not to get too far ahead” when it “comes to their exact arrangements,” her friends believe that wedding bells are in their near future.
Release date: Renee’s song appears on the Texas Radio album which dropped Friday.
Supportive: After a fan raved that Zellweger has the ‘voice of an angel’ on Twitter, her boyfriend responded: ‘She’s the best!!!’