Renée Zellweger, Ant Anstead make public debut as a couple

Weeks after reports emerged Renée Zellweger was dating a UK reality star, the unlikely couple have officially gone public with their romance.

Renée Zellweger and British reality star Ant Anstead had their first public date night at the weekend just weeks after reports emerged they were seeing each other.

The UK car aficionado took the Oscar-winning actress as his plus-one to Radford Motors’ gala at the Lyon Air Museum in California on Saturday night, making things Insta-official by posing in a series of loved-up photos with fellow guests.

Anstead, 42, who is part of a group helping to revive the Radford Motors brand, was on hand for the unveiling of the new Lotus Type 62-2 race car.

Although the luxury wheels were meant to be the highlight of the evening, it was Anstead and Zellweger who stole the show.

The pair shared multiple photos from the event on their Instagram Stories, in which the Judy star, 52, couldn’t contain her massive smile.

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Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead (centre) posted their first photos together as they made their official public debut. Picture: Instagram

Ant Antstead posted this photo on his Instagram story.

The couple posed for photos – which happen to be Anstead’s first Instagram pictures with Zellweger – with friends and other gala attendees, who included US actor Tarek El Moussa and his fiancee, Heather Rae Young.

Anstead’s romance with Zellweger comes after he finalised his divorce from US real estate identity Christina Haack, who was first married to El Moussa.

Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead seen with friends at an event in California. Picture: Instagram

Rumours of the reality star and the Hollywood icon’s romance first began to swirl in late June, just days after he finalised his divorce from Haack.

The couple reportedly met while filming an episode of Anstead’s upcoming Discovery+ series Celebrity IOU Joyride.

The first photos of the couple emerged about a week later.

Since July, the pair have been packing on the PDA for all to see.

While running errands, the couple could be seen kissing and holding hands, and while taking a stroll on the beach, the duo made out in front of the paparazzi cameras.

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Oscar winner Renée Zellweger met Ant Anstead on set of Celebrity IOU Joyride. Picture: P. Lehman/Barcroft Media via Getty Images

The Jerry Maguire star and the British TV host’s relationship appears to be serious, as she has already met his son Hudson.

Prior to meeting Anstead, Zellweger was in an eight-year relationship with Doyle Bramhall II, who is a musician, songwriter, and producer.

Previously, the actress was married to singer Kenny Chesney for four months in 2005, was previously in a brief and high-profile relationship with Jim Carrey in 1999, as well as Bradley Cooper in 2009, who she dated for three years.

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