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The first photographs of Ren├йe Zellweger with her new beau Ant Anstead have just emerged.
The two-time Oscar-winning actress, 52, was photographed on the balcony of AnsteadтАЩs Laguna Beach, California home on Friday morning. The photos were published by The Daily Mail.
UK-born Anstead, 42, has nicknamed his beachfront home, тАЬThe TempleтАЭ, recently effusing about it on Instagram. тАЬNo matter how bonkers the world gets [тАж] the Temple sanctuary switches off and washes off the crazy,тАЭ Anstead captioned a video showcasing his houseтАЩs idyllic ocean view.┬атАЬI am so grateful to unwind in this space! Look what god did!тАЭ
News of the seemingly unlikely pairing broke a little over a week ago. TMZ was first to report the new couple alert. According to their sources, the two met when Zellweger filmed an episode of AnsteadтАЩs upcoming Discovery+ series тАЬCelebrity IOU: JoyrideтАЭ (a spinoff of Jonathan and Drew ScottтАЩs series, тАЬCelebrity IOUтАЭ). Zellweger reportedly dropped off a pair of workbooks for Anstead after they finished filming and the sparks started to fly.
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Meanwhile, a source told PEOPLE that the pair тАЬclickedтАЭ and that the тАЬtiming [was] right.тАЭ The source continued, тАЬRen├йe is creativeтАжand often goes for guys who think out of the box. SheтАЩs smart, thoughtful, and always looking to expand horizons and nurture those around her.тАЭ
тАЬBoth of them are private and dislike public scrutiny, so they have that in common.тАЭ
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News of Zellweger and AnsteadтАЩs romance broke just days after Anstead finalized his divorce from тАЬFlip or FlopтАЭ star Christina Haack. Haack and Anstead share custody of their 21-month-old son Hudson.
Anstead also has a daughter Amelie, 17, and a son Archie, 14, whom he shares with his first wife Louise, 40.
Most recently, Zellweger was linked to musician┬аDoyle Bramhall II. The тАЬJudyтАЭ actress dated Bramhall, 52, ┬аfrom 2012 to 2019.
