Renée Zellweger reflects on why she 'needed' to take a six-year hiatus from acting as she details what happened during her break from Hollywood
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Renée Zellweger has opened up on her six-year hiatus from her acting career. The actress, 55, famously took a step back from the limelight in 2010 following the filming of My Own Love Song and didn't appear in a film until 2016's Bridget Jones's Baby.
![[The actress, 55, famously took a step back from the limelight in 2010 following the filming of My Own Love Song and didn't appear in a film until 2016's Bridget Jones's Baby [pictured]]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/08/94155753-14291149-The_actress_55_famously_took_a_step_back_from_the_limelight_in_2-a-3_1737014720211.jpg)
An in a new Vogue interview conducted by her pal and co-star Hugh Grant to celebrate the release of the latest installment of the franchise - Mad About The Boy - Renée reflected on 'needing' to take a break from Hollywood and detailed just how exactly she spent her time.
![[On why she took her hiatus, Renée shared: 'Because I needed to. I was sick of the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, “Oh, my gosh, listen to you. Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your mad voice?” [pictured in 2016]]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/08/94155873-14291149-image-a-15_1737015260263.jpg)
On why she took her hiatus, Renée shared: 'Because I needed to. I was sick of the sound of my own voice. When I was working, I was like, “Oh, my gosh, listen to you. Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your mad voice?”. The film star went on to add: 'It was a regurgitation of the same emotional experiences.'.
![['I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, rescued a pair of older doggies, created a partnership that led to a production company... I got healthy' [pictured in 2023]]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/08/94155963-14291149-image-a-18_1737015564446.jpg)
When asked if she simply did 'nothing' during her time off, the Academy-award winner discussed how she spent her time, noting that she 'got healthy' while out of the spotlight. Renée Zellweger has opened up on her six-year hiatus from her acting career.
![[Renee and Hugh are back as Bridget and Daniel Cleaver in for the fourth time in the upcoming Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/08/94126375-14291149-Renee_and_Hugh_are_back_as_Bridget_and_Daniel_Cleaver_in_for_the-a-16_1737015516320.jpg)
The actress, 55, famously took a step back from the limelight in 2010 following the filming of My Own Love Song and didn't appear in a film until 2016's Bridget Jones's Baby [pictured]. She said: 'I wrote music and studied international law. I built a house, rescued a pair of older doggies, created a partnership that led to a production company, advocated for and fundraised with a sick friend, and spent a lot of time with family and godchildren and driving across the country with the dogs. I got healthy.'.
