Renee Zellweger's makeup artist describes her grueling 80-minute prosthetic application process

Renee Zellweger has returned to the limelight following a hiatus and is back portraying Pam Hupp for the crime drama The Thing About Pam.MORE: Renee Zellweger gives rare insight into family lifeThe notoriously private actress made a revelation about her time out of the spotlight during a recent interview on Today.Renee revealed that the reason she took time off was due to "personal" reasons, explaining to hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb: "I don't know if I have reflected on it that much but it is different. I needed to step away and kind of grow as a person and work on some things that were not related to work, that's one of my favorite things about the work, that you have an opportunity to learn things that you wouldn't otherwise have occasion to explore."VIDEO: Watch Renee Zellweger in The Thing About PamWhat's more, the actress even spent some time studying too during her work hiatus.MORE: Renée Zellweger's childhood home looks like a boutique hotel - see insideREAD: Catherine Zeta-Jones pays sweet tribute to Chicago co-star Renee Zellweger"I went to school and just took some time out.

Michael Appler Renée Zellweger and showrunner Jenny Klein gathered on Monday at the chic Whitby Hotel in New York City to fete the release of their NBC series “The Thing About Pam.”In “The Thing About Pam,” a limited series based on the viral “Dateline” episode and true crime podcast of the same name, Zellweger plays Pam Hupp, a sadistic, yet unassuming Missouri woman who was charged with the murder of her best friend Betsy after framing Betsy’s husband. But the real Hupp looks nothing like the two-time Oscar winner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has ordered two seasons of an animated comedy from Ramy Youssef, Variety has learned exclusively. The series is part of new first-look deal Youssef and his Cairo Cowboy production banner have signed with the streamer.Youssef leads Cairo Cowboy with Andy Campagna, the former senior vice president of television for Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp.“Ramy has only scratched the surface of his incredible creative gifts,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon.

Just hours before her new NBC mini-series The Thing About Pam debuts, Renee Zellweger is going back to work for NBC parent company NBCUniversal.The 52-year-old actress has signed on to star in Avenger Field for Peacock, based on the true story of WWII fighter pilot Jackie Cochran.Cochran was the leader of a secretive US Air Force program dubbed WASPS (Women AirForce Service Pilots) which was formed in August 1943. New show: Just hours before her new NBC mini-series The Thing About Pam debuts, Renee Zellweger is going back to work for NBC parent company NBCUniversal True story:The 52-year-old actress has signed on to star in Avenger Field for Peacock, based on the true story of WWII fighter pilot Jackie Cochran.Zellweger will play Cochran, who led, 'a diverse group of women who fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.'Cochran was considered the best female pilot in the United States in the late 1930s, and she wrote to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1939 to suggest the idea of using female pilots in non-combat missions.

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Judy actor told NBC’s Today that she took a break to “grow as a person” and “learn some things not related to work”. She added that politics are one of her “favourite things”.Zellweger explained she took her break in 2010, going on a six-year hiatus before reprising her role in Bridget Jones’s Baby.“(I) went to school and just took some time out, and decided to participate in a different way,” the actor explained.Renée Zellweger catches up with @SavannahGuthrie and @HodaKotb about starring in #TheThingAboutPam on @NBC pic.twitter.com/5Rz5UhP7Fj— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 7, 2022“I snuck into UCLA and did some public policy for a little while… international law.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRenée Zellweger has lined up another TV role with NBCUniversal. Variety has learned exclusively that the actress is set to star in the drama “Avenger Field” that is in development at Peacock.The one-hour drama series, which hails from MGM Television, tells the story of those that established a clandestine all female US Airforce program called the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) to battle Hitler from home. Inspired by the true story of WASP leader Jackie Cohran (Zellweger) and the diverse group of women who fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.Felicia D.

Renee Zellweger steps out at a screening for her new show, The Thing About Pam, at the Whitby Hotel on Monday night (March 7) in New York City.

Renee Zellweger looked simply stunning as she arrived in style for the premiere of herupcoming crime series The Thing About Pam.On Monday, the 52-year-old actress went on a promotional trail throughNew York Cityto promote the series, culminating in a red carpet screening.The Texas native went simple and chic for the main event as she showed off her very figure while posing on arrival. Stunning:Renee Zellweger stuns in simple yet chic suit that shows off her trim frame on red carpet at premiere for new crime series The Thing About Pam on Monday in New YorkThe Thing About Pam is based on a real-life story, concerning crimes committed by a woman named Pam Hupp.

Renee Zellweger showed off her effortlessly chic style as she left her hotel en route to an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.On Monday, the 52-year-old actress donned an elegant black coat and gave a cheery wave when she was spotted in New York City. The Texas native buttoned up her long coat which featured leopard print satin lining.The Hollywood icon is currently making the rounds to promote her upcoming crime series The Thing About Pam.

Renee Zellweger is opening up about what she did during her break from acting that occurred from 2010 until 2016.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIt’s hard, at first, to see what drew Renée Zellweger to the lead role of “The Thing About Pam.”Zellweger, in an attempt to resemble the real-life convicted murderer Pam Hupp, forces herself to act through a shroud of body prosthetics. The show’s writers have stripped away subtext, dimming Zellweger’s sparky comic timing.

Renee Zellweger made quite the impression on Monday morning as she heading to the Today show in New York City.The Oscar-winning actress wore a black coat over a black top and eye-popping orange slacks with deeper orange pumps as she waved to fans outside the studio.The blonde beauty, 52, talked about the process of transforming into Pam Hupp for the crime drama series The Thing About Pam as she also revealed she studied international law at UCLA during her break from acting which lasted from 2010 until 2016. Hollywood force:Renee Zellweger made quite the impression on Monday morning as she heading to the Today show in New York City Style setter:The Oscar-winning actress wore a black coat over a black top and eye-popping orange slacks with deeper orange pumps as she waves to fans outside the studioAs far as her break, she said she had to have some time to herself: 'I needed to step away and grow as a person, learn some things that were not related to work.'When pressed she added,'I went to school and just took some time out and decided that maybe I would want to participate in a different way.

Ant Anstead couldn't help but joke about his girlfriend Renee Zellweger's shocking transformation for her new series The Thing About Pam.While promoting the two-time Oscar winner's latest project, in which she portrays convicted killer Pam Hupp, the42-year-old British TV host pleaded with his other half to please 'leave the wardrobe at work.''This is one bonkers crazy story coming March 8th to @nbc @nbcnews @blumhouse #thethingaboutpam,' he captioned a video of the trailer to his Instagram on Sunday. 'An Epic cast including the smoke show Ren.' Raising eyebrows: Ant Anstead told his girlfriend Renee Zelwegger (seen in October on the set of The Thing About Pam) to ‘leave the wardrobe at home’ of her new show, where she wore a controversial ‘fat suit’Anstead was nodding to the facial and body prosthetics put on Zelwegger, which took 80 minutes to apply each day on set.

Diane Garrett Creating a scripted TV adaptation of “The Thing About Pam” was a no-brainer for NBC News executives looking to expand their IP beyond the podcast of that name and “Dateline NBC” reporting that preceded it.“We started looking into the ‘Dateline’ archives for some of the most interesting stories that they’ve told, and ‘The Thing About Pam’ immediately stood out — we’ve been covering its various twists and turns going back to 2014,” says Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News. “And I think it was clear to everyone pretty quickly that there was enough material in this story to support a scripted adaptation that would lend itself to a fresh telling.”The resulting limited series, also called “The Thing About Pam” and made in partnership with Blumhouse TV, stars Renée Zellweger in her network TV debut.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMakeup artist Arjen Tuiten’s transformation of Renée Zellweger for NBC’s “The Thing About Pam,” premiering March 8, has been the talk of the internet. Zellweger plays Pam Hupp in the new crime drama, based on the true story of a Missouri woman who is eventually jailed for the murder of her friend.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” From “Bridget Jones’ Diary” to “Judy,” Renée Zellweger knows a thing or two about transformation.The two-time Oscar winner’s latest, as convicted murderer Pam Hupp in NBC’s “The Thing About Pam,” is no exception. “It was a team of magicians,” Zellweger told me Monday night at a press event at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “What they’re capable of is pretty miraculous.”The six-episode “The Thing About Pam” is based on the podcast of the same name and several episodes of “Dateline NBC,” which detailed the 2011 murder of Hupp’s friend Betsy Faria.

Renee Zellweger was 'amazed' when she saw herself as murderer Pam Hupp for the first time after donning a body prosthetic.The 52-year-old actress transformed into the killer, who is serving a life sentence for the 2016 murder of Louis Gumpenberger, for the upcoming NBC true crime series The Thing About Pam.The star recently sat down for an interview with Entertainment Tonight and insisted that it was 'really important' for the viewers that she tried to look as much like Hupp as possible. In awe;Renee Zellweger was 'amazed' when she saw herself as murderer Pam Hupp for the first time after donning a body prosthetic; she is seen in FebruarySpeaking about seeing herself as Hupp for the first time, she said: 'I was amazed.

Explaining her decision. Renée Zellweger addressed her choice to wear a fat suit in her upcoming TV series, The Thing About Pam.

Renee Zellweger is opening up about the choice to wear a body prosthetic in her upcoming show, The Thing About Pam.

Renée Zellweger is nearly unrecognizable in her new true-crime drama, . ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Zellweger at the NBC series' premiere in Los Angeles Monday night, where she opened up about the major transformation she underwent to play the Missouri mother turned murderer, Pam Hupp.«Amazement, I was amazed,» Zellweger said of seeing herself as Hupp for the first time.