Popular English television presenter Ant Anstead has officially confirmed his relationship with two-time Academy Award-winning actress Renée Zellweger. Known also as a motor specialist, car builder, designer and artist and for presenting shows like For the Love of Cars and Wheeler Dealers, Anstead revealed his relationship with the Bridget Jones's Diary actress during a recent interview to E!‘s Daily Pop and spoke about keeping their romance a secret. The couple had first met during the filming of the Discovery+ docuseries, Celebrity IOU: Joyride. 

Ant Anstead, 42, said, "Everybody knows that Renée and I have become quite close because we kept it secret for a while and now, unfortunately, some pictures were taken and put out there." About Celebrity IOU: Joyride, he added that his working experience with the Jerry Maguire actress was "a great joy", while also revealing that Renée Zellweger, 52, was a good driver. He said, "It was a real pleasure to work with her. She’s a super pro and she can weld." The couple's first public appearance was at the Radford Motors gala at the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California last week, with fans speculating their relationship for a while. 

Over the years, Anstead has been credited with reviving the British marque, while frequently collaborating with BBC and Channel 4 to present shows like Building Cars Live, World's Most Expensive Cars, The One Show, Britain's Greatest Invention, Ant Anstead Master Mechanic and World's Greatest Cars    to name a notable few. Zellweger, who was last seen in Judy in 2019, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her power-packed performance in the film.