Renée Zellweger’s relationships - annulled marriage, co-star romance

19 July 2023 , 17:33

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Taking a look back at Renée Zellweger's famous love interests over the years including Jim Carrey, Bradley Cooper, and Kenny Chesney

Bridget Jones's Diary star Renée Zellweger has announced she "can't wait to get hitched" and plan a private wedding with her British boyfriend Ant Anstead.

Now that the actress, who played a famously unlucky in love character, is ready to tie the knot again, we're taking a look back at some of her most famous relationships in the spotlight.

The Jerry Maguire star has been known for a number of her public romances, including relationships with talented entertainers - Jim Carrey, Bradley Cooper, and a short-lived first marriage to Kenny Chesney.

Jim Carrey (1999-2000)

Renée Zellweger and Jim Carrey dated for a year after falling in love on the set of Me, Myself, and Irene together (Alan Davidson/REX/Shutterstock)

One of the Academy Award-winning actress' first relationships to make headlines was with The Mask star Jim Carrey from 1999 to 2000.

Their year-long relationship began on set while filing movie Me, Myself and Irene together. The pair felt the chemistry on screen and in real life, with their whirlwind romance being one that they both remember fondly. The director of the film Bobby Farrelly in an interview in 1999 said: "You could see that he really flipped for her."

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In an interview in 2020, Carrey said Zellweger was "very special" to him and that he thought that she was lovely. She also spoke highly of her ex-boyfriend, saying that it felt very natural being together and that she 'noticed his absence significantly' after filming wrapped.

Kenny Chesney (2005)

Renée Zellweger and Kenny Chesney fell in love in 2005 and tied the knot in an intimate wedding on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Sipa/REX/Shutterstock)

The Judy star later tried her hand at marriage with country music singer Kenny Chesney in 2005 - one that lasted four months.

The pair met during the NBC tsunami telethon where it was "love at first sight". The two were both working the event with Zellweger on phones and Chesney performing on stage. They were said to have locked eyes and the rest was history. After three months, the pair tied the knot on an island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to Zellweger's publicist, Nanci Ryder, it was both of their first marriages and it was an intimate ceremony.

Shortly after, the couple shocked fans annulling the marriage, with Zellweger citing 'fraud' as the reason. It was initially rumoured that they split because Chesney was gay, which was completely untrue.

In an interview with The Advocate, Zellweger said: "It made me sad that somehow people were using that as a way to be cruel and calling someone gay as a pejorative, which has fateful consequences."

She added: "The only fraud that was committed was me thinking that I knew what it was going to be like, that I really understood what it was like to be married, and I really didn't."

Bradley Cooper (2009-2011)

Renée Zellweger and Bradley Cooper dated for two years after falling in love on set of the supernatural thriller Case 39 in 2009 (Getty Images)

One of her most famous rumoured romances following her marriage was with handsome co-star Bradley Cooper. The pair allegedly secretly dated from 2009 to 2011, always keeping their status under wraps.

Zellweger fell in love with Cooper on set of the supernatural thriller Case 39 in 2009. The Star is Born actor reportedly stole Zellweger's heart with his incredible talent, and the two were often spotted on various outing together. The couple remained private throughout their so-called relationship, but Zellweger did share in an interview that he was "a great, great actor".

The pair quietly broke up, without ever publicly confirming they had dated.

Caroline Gaspich