Renee Zellweger and her new boyfriend ‘just clicked’

Renee Zellweger “just clicked” with new boyfriend Ant Anstead.

The 52-year-old actress was reported last week to have struck up a romance with the 42-year-old presenter, and sources have now claimed the couple are a good fit together because they have so much “in common”.

An insider told People magazine: “Sometimes two people just meet and click, and the timing is right. Renée is creative … and often goes for guys who think out of the box. She’s smart, thoughtful and always looking to expand horizons and nurture those around her.

“Both of them are private and dislike public scrutiny, so they have that in common. He’s a creative guy with lots of interests, and she likes to write and produce, so they have things to talk about when together.”

Renee and Ant were rumoured to have started a romance together after they met on the set of his Discovery Plus show, ‘Celebrity IOU Joyride’.

It was reported Renee returned to set after filming to deliver some work boots to Ant, and from there the new couple kept in touch and subsequently began dating.

The couple will likely keep their romance out of the spotlight, as Renee said last year she wanted to take a break from her career in the public eye in order to focus on her personal life.

She said: “I’m sitting still for a second. I got to take care of some dogs and get over this flu and then I’ll think about some other things.”

Renee previously took six years away from the spotlight in 2010, after she decided to prioritise her mental health.

In 2019, she explained: “I wasn’t healthy. I wasn’t taking care of myself. I was the last thing on my list of priorities.”

The ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ star went to therapy during her time away from fame, and said the professional help allowed her to navigate her emotions.

She added: “He recognised that I spent 99 percent of my life as the public persona and just a microscopic crumb of a fraction in my real life. I needed to not have something to do all the time, to not know what I’m going to be doing for the next two years in advance. I wanted to allow for some accidents. There had to be some quiet for the ideas to slip in.”