Nanci Ryder: Last News

There is more to the story of Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead’s meet-cute than we realized — and there’s a surprising amount of sadness in their love story!

Renee Zellweger is opening up about her love life.

Renée Zellweger, love was basically written in the stars. It's been almost a year since reports first emerged of the actress' budding romance with boyfriend Ant Anstead, the TV host who was briefly married to Christina Haack. He and the Oscar winner met on an episode of the show he co-hosts,  -- an encounter that seems serendipitous to Zellweger now considering what led up to them crossing paths. As she recalled in a new interview as the April cover star of , the actress recalled watching an episode of a series hosted by the Property Brothers in which celebrities show their gratitude to special people in their lives with a renovation. At the time,  -- a spinoff that focused on cars instead of homes -- was in production with Anstead, and Zellweger wanted to pay it forward.

How it all began! Renée Zellweger revealed the origin story of her red-hot romance with boyfriend Ant Anstead! The Oscar winner, 52 opened up about the “serendipitous” meeting between her and the British television host, 42, in 2021 that ended up igniting their love for each other. While the introduction was undoubtedly an adorable meet-cute, there was also a shadow of sadness to it, as Renee was grieving the loss of her good friend and publicist Nanci Ryder, who passed way in June 2020 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Reese Witherspoon has paid tribute to her late publicist pal Nanci Ryder following her death on Thursday.The PR guru lost her battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and her famous friends are reaching out to pay their respects on social media. Reese, who often took part in ALS charity events to honour her friend, wrote on Instagram: “Sometime in life, if you are lucky, you meet someone who takes you under their wing and cares for you like a daughter.

Nanci Ryder, the co-founder of BWR Public Relations, has died at the age of 67 following a battle with ALS.