In response, Zellweger reflected on the praise that her character received, which she believed “nullified” the idea that women should be a “size zero”. “And did you know, I was told this ...

Renee Zellweger repeated the weight gain process ... slammed the portrayal of the character as 'fat' despite only being a size 12. When the first three films were shown on terrestrial TV in ...

Writing for Metro.co.uk, commentator Sarah Alexander said it was ”potentially triggering to plus-size people”. Zellweger, who plays Pamela Hupp in the series, was asked about the controversy ...

Renee Zellweger piled on the pounds twice to play the size 12 heroine - once in 2001 for Bridget Jones Diary and again in 2004 for the sequel The Edge of Reason - before her character reached her ...