Ant Anstead has opened up to The Sun online to give a unique insight into his life with Hollywood star Renee Zellweger.
In an interview, the star told how Renee is complete ‘car nut’ and even has her own welding helmet.
Ant and Renee met on the set of his show and soon after announced they were a couple[/caption]
Renee Zellweger with Ant’s children Archie and Amelie on the way to Goodwood.[/caption]
Renee Zellweger and Ant Anstead started dating in 2021 and Ant has been sharing loved up pictures on his Instagram account.[/caption]
He said: “True story’” when asked about her love of cars and added: “Everybody knows, I met Renee on the car show. Pretty cool, right?.”
American actress Renee Zellweger, 55, is famed for her starring role in the Bridget Jones films and Ant Anstead, 45 has presented various motoring programmes and his latest Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic streams on discovery + on Thursday 24 October.
The pair met when Renee appeared on the British TV star’s show Celebrity IOU Joyride in April 2021 and the pair announced their romance publicly on Instagram that September. The couple have been loved up ever since and now live together in Orange County.
He said: “I live full time in America. I’ve been in America for eight years. America is my home. It just so happened that my summer was spent here because of this project. And obviously, you know, I have family here and commitments here and but, you know, America is my home. If I travel and I go on holiday, I come on holiday in England.”
Renee’s new film is out in 2025, but Ant has revealed that he hasn’t read the script,
He shared: “Oh gosh, I’ve been so busy.
“I haven’t been able to get across the plot but I do believe it’s closely related to the book.”
However, Ant admitted: “But I’ve not read the book.”
Ant has proudly been using his Instagram feed to write sweet posts about his girlfriend.
In one, back in the summer he gushed on a poster of her upcoming film Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
“Oh man… she’s so beautiful…!”
He added: “That’s my Ren (lucky boy).”
Under another picture of the pair almost a year ago, cuddling up on a deckchair on the beach, he posted: “This lady 
Pure. Class. Ren x”
To which fans started excitedly posting in approval.
One said: “She’d better marry you and have some beautiful kids congratulating you both.”
More recently the pair were also pictured with some of their kids from different partners before attending Goodwood and at the event.
Ant proudly describes on his Instagram profile he has ‘a beautiful blended family.’
Then there’s a photo sees them all glammed up for an awards ceremony, in one and in another, they are in the crowd celebrating with other A Listers.
While Renee doesn’t have a social media presence, Ant is very active on Instagram.
He is proud of is romance with the star, and documenting his love, reminds us of how Bridget used to chronicle her romance with Mr Darcy back in the nineties, but now its in the ‘insta’ age.
Ant’s new TV show is out on Thursday (24 October). “I am incredibly proud of this show! And its the first time in 11 shows and 26 TV shows later that I’ve opened the doors to my family and my private world.”
He told The Sun Online: “It came about because I bought a house, you know, the house was the nucleus of the show, you know, for my parents as they enter the final season their retirement as a chance to say thank you for everything that they’ve done for me and my brothers and my sister.
“The house is probably a five year renovation project, and it’s a huge amount of work. The rear end is condemned. It’s literally falling down. So the dream was crushed, this dream of, you know, changing the lives of my parents and saying thank you.
He explained that growing up, they never owned a home. His parents both worked as school cooks and they grew up in school accommodation. My mom collected Lilliput Lane houses and when I started to look around homes to get my parents at home and walked into this one straight away, I was like, Oh, my God, it’s like a life size Lilliput Lane. This is the house. We’re getting this house, and obviously, now I pay the price of that foolish, heart led endeavour.
“And ultimately, one thing I could do really well is build cars. So there was, luckily, a barn on the site, so it made sense that I started to flip some cars and make some profit and put into the house.
“And, you know, discovery, like, great. We’re gonna send a crew. And, I mean, it’s the most authentic TV show I think I’ve ever done, but they just come, tiny crew. Some of it’s recorded on my phone. They just come and press record and pretty chaotic.”
Ant is very much a family man and in other snaps he shows his family life, work projects and friends.
Ant Anstead is pictured with Renee Zellweger on a beach.[/caption]
Ant’s brand new show Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic streams on discovery + on Thursday 24 October.
