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.

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 has opened up about her six-year hiatus from acting in 2010-2016, before returning with Bridget Jones's Baby.

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,

Renée Zellweger has opened up about her six-year break from acting. In an interview with British Vogue, she admitted that it was "needed."

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 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.