Ant Anstead’s eldest children are clearly mad about their dad’s relationship with Renée Zellweger — and her role in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Anstead, 45, attended the London premiere of Zellweger’s film on Wednesday, January 29 with daughter Amelie, 21, and son Archie, 18. (The TV personality shares his eldest children with ex-wife Louise Storey, as well as 5-year-old son Hudson with ex-wife Christina Haack.)
“Midweek movie night with the kiddos,” Anstead wrote via Instagram on Friday, January 31. “The movie was absolutely utterly brilliant and the lead actress was mesmerizing and smoking HOT (I have a mega crush on her!) I’ve let the missus know she’s my hall pass.”
Amelie replied in the comments section, writing, “Had the best time! Super proud of Ren !! 
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Renee Zellweger and Ant Anstead Attend ‘Bridget Jones’ Party in London
Zellweger, 55, reprises her famed role as lovelorn Bridget Jones in the fourth film sequel. She walked the red carpet without Anstead on Wednesday, stunning in a pink strapless gown, and posed with costars Hugh Grant and Leo Woodall.
Zellweger started dating Anstead in 2021 after meeting on the set of Discovery+’s Celebrity IOU: Joyride. Since then, she’s also gotten close to all three of his children.
“Renée gets along really well with Ant’s children and they spend a lot of quality time together,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2023. “Despite being in the public eye, Renée and Ant love just hanging out at home with the kids, watching movies and making dinner together. They enjoy a very low-key lifestyle.”
In addition, Zellweger has met Flip Off host Haack, 41, who recently called the Oscar winner “great” in her Us cover story.
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“It’s not like Heather [Rae El Moussa] and I, where we spend a lot of time together,” Haack told Us. “It’s mostly just on the soccer field or at drop-off, but she’s super nice. She loves Hudson, and Hudson loves her. And she and Ant are happy.”
Before Haack and Anstead’s brief romance, she was married to Tarek El Moussa. Together, they share daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9. Tarek, 43, is now married to Selling Sunset alum Heather, 37, and they welcomed son Tristan in 2023.
Haack’s bond with both of her ex-husbands improved amid her 2024 divorce from third husband Josh Hall, which is still ongoing.
“[After my divorce], I was dropping Hudson off at Ant’s house, and he gave me a big hug and was like, ‘I’m here for you and I’m so sorry you’re going through this,’” Haack recalled. “He said, ‘I feel like Josh is the source of the problem [and why] I couldn’t communicate.’ Now we’re back on track.”
