Renée Zellweger is opening up about the break she took from acting more than a decade ago. In an interview with actor Hugh Grant for British Vogue 's February issue, the Academy Award winner shared why she took a break from acting between 2010 and 2016.

In a recent interview with British Vogue, Renée Zellweger opened up about her six-year-long hiatus from acting. After starring in hit films like Jerry Maguire (1996) and the Bridget Jones Diary trilogy (2001-2025),

Renée Zellweger opens up in a February 2025 cover interview for British 'Vogue' about why she took a six-year hiatus from acting, from 2010 to 2016

Renée Zellweger explained to co-star Hugh Grant why she took a step back from acting for a six-year stretch in the 2010s.

As she returns for a fourth ‘Bridget Jones’ movie, the Oscar winner reflects on her time away from the spotlight.

Renée Zellweger took a step back from Hollywood—and while a desire for normalcy played a part in her years-long break, it also had to do with the simple fact that she could no longer stand to hear the sound of her own voice.

Almost ten years after we last saw her as the endearingly awkward Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones’s Baby, Renée Zellweger is set to return this February to delight us with more (mis)adventures in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger explained in an interview why she decided to take a break from her Hollywood career.