The many millions Renée Zellweger has earned by stepping into the shoes of Bridget Jones

LUIS FERNANDO ROMO

Updated 02/20/2025 - 04:51 ET

There came a moment when Renée Zellweger (55) had to pause for her own mental health. From 2010 to 2016, she distanced herself from the deceptive Hollywood lights to focus on herself and return as an improved version of herself. In this month's edition of British Vogue, the actress confesses what she did during those six years of a break: "I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, rescued a couple of older dogs, created a company that led to a production company, helped a sick friend with whom I raised funds, spent a lot of time with my family and godchildren, and traveled the country by car with the dogs"

Ultimately, "I regained my health." Her fans were surprised that she made that decision after achieving winning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain (2009). At that point in her career, she had already starred in the first two films of the Bridget Jones saga, Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).

According to IMDB - the official database of the film industry - citing The Richest as a source, the actress's salary for embodying the famous character was 3.75 million dollars, which increased to 11 million dollars for the next installment and to 15 million dollars for Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) and Bridget Jones's Baby: Crazy About Him (2025), the third and fourth parts of the story. Considering that the American actress's salary has been around 10 million dollars, the portal Celebrity Net Worth attributes her a fortune of 90 million dollars.

This great wealth has not only allowed her to rest when she felt like it, but also to pursue the projects that she has desired the most, for example, dedicating herself to music. A passion that allowed her to portray Judy Garland in the biopic Judy, for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2020.

Her professional success does not mirror her personal life, as in matters of love, she has not been very fortunate. In 2005, she married country musician Kenney Chesney (56), but the marriage was annulled after five months. She has dated actors Jim Carrey and Bradley Cooper and two other musicians, Jack White and Doyle Bramhall II, with whom she had her longest relationship from 2013 to 2019.

For the past four years, her heart has been beating at the speed of light since she met producer Ant Anstead on the automotive show Celebrity IOU Joyride, where different celebrities commission customized vehicles to give to those in need. Her attractive boyfriend, whom she got engaged to in 2023, has three children from previous relationships, teenagers Amelie and Archie, and the youngest, Hudson, who lives with him.

In Vogue UK, Renée has stated: "I live in Southern California, near San Diego, because that's where my partner and his little one live." There, the actress has found her paradise of happiness that she only leaves when filming requires it. She has never felt the call of motherhood.