Hugh Grant and Renee Zellweger were among the stars of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy celebrating the movie’s London premiere on Wednesday night before heading off to an exclusive after party. At the start of the evening, Hugh walked the pink carpet hand in hand with his wife, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, who looked chic in a beautiful ivory beaded mini dress, while Hugh looked stylish in a timeless suit and white shirt, which he wore open and without a tie. Meanwhile, the Bridget Jones star, Renee Zellweger, arrived without her partner Ant Anstead, but the couple were reunited at the after party later in the evening.

Renee stunned in a fuchsia pink satin dress with a train, but many people were distracted by an unusual accessory – two plasters on her ring finger. Fans speculated that Renee was either hiding an engagement ring, or perhaps the impression of one if she had taken it off for the evening, even though the plasters were more over her knuckle than at the base of her finger. Other celebrities in Leicester Square for the premiere included Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall, who also appear in the movie, Isla Fisher, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, Beverly Knight and Jessie Ware.

Following the premiere, the action then moved to an after party at Brasserie Zedel in Piccadilly. While Ant Anstead missed out on the movie, he was spotted – dressed in a sharp three piece grey suit – leaving the party holding Renee's hand. The couple have been together since 2021, and live close to one another in the US, with Renee telling Vogue in an interview for the new movie that: “I live in Southern California, near San Diego, because that’s where my fellow lives, and his little boy,” referring to Ant’s five year old son Hudson, whom he shares with ex-wife Christina Haack.

There have been rumours about the couple being engaged or planning a wedding in the past, with an insider telling The Sun in 2023: “Renee and Ant are keeping their plans incredibly private, they're not planning a big public announcement. She has been telling her inner circle about organizing their nuptials. Everything will be very low-key. Her relationship with Ant is super strong and they're madly in love, and they can't wait to get hitched.”.

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is the fourth movie in the series, set more than 20 years after Bridget Jones’s Diary, and Bridget is now a single mum of two following the death of husband Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). She is once again looking for love and her potential love interests are married teacher Mr Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and Roxster (Leo Woodall), while Hugh Grant returns as charming cad Daniel Cleaver.

Speaking to press at the premiere, Renee admitted she was thrilled to return to the role of Bridget for the first time since Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016. “She feels like an old friend to me,” she said and, when asked if another movie was possible, crossed her fingers and added: “It is the best job in the world!”. Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .