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

In an interview with British Vogue published Wednesday, the 'Bridget Jones Diary' star said, "I needed to. I was sick of the sound of my own voice."

The 2025 movie schedule is full of exciting titles and big names, and that includes the next Bridget Jones movie and its star, Renée Zellweger. The actress, producer and writer will make her return to the big screen after more than half a decade away from Tinseltown.

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.

As Bridget Jones franchise stars Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant prepare for the release of the fourth chapter of the romcom series, Zellweger details what pushed her to take a six-year acting break. Zellweger told Grant that from 2010 to 2016,

Following the busiest few years of her career, Renée Zellweger enjoyed a much-needed six-year hiatus. The 2x Oscar winner recently opened up to Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy co-star Hugh Grant about why she took a break from acting in 2010, before returning for 2016’s Bridget Jones’s Baby.

Renée Zellweger is reflecting on why she temporarily stepped away from acting 15 years ago.

Renée Zellweger said in an interview with her longtime “Bridget Jones” co-star Hugh Grant for British Vogue that it was the sound of her voice that led her to stop acting for more than half a decade in the 2010s.

Renée Zellweger thinks the grumpiest grump in Hollywood is a bit misunderstood. On Wednesday, Vogue UK published a delightful — albeit occasionally snarky — piece in which Hugh Grant interviews his “Bridget Jones” co-star in conjunction with the release of the franchise’s fourth installment,