Renee Zellweger Recalls Awkward Moment When She Ripped Oscars Dress

Renée Zellweger revealed that she accidentally ripped her 2005 Oscars dress — and had to break into her own home to change out of it.

Zellweger, 55, reflected on the red Carolina Herrera gown she wore to the 77th Academy Awards during an interview for British Vogue’s Life in Looks segment on Thursday, January 16.

“First of all, this is an incredible dress – I love this dress,” the actress began.

Zellweger’s gown had a strapless neckline and a mermaid-style train, which she said ripped when somebody stepped on it after the ceremony.

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“I remember as we were leaving that night, a gentleman had stepped on the train, and I kept walking in the other direction, and it ripped right off my dress from right beneath my booty,” she added.

Zellweger said she went home to change outfits before going to an afterparty, but quickly realized she had forgotten her keys.

She continued: “I had to climb up the balcony to the second floor, and climb in through a little bathroom window in that dress, with a hole under my booty.”

Zellweger’s most recent interview comes ahead of the release of her new film, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, which premieres on February 13 on Peacock.

It’s the fourth instalment in the film franchise following the release of Bridget Jones (2011), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), and Bridget Jones’ Baby (2016).

In a discussion with costar Hugh Grant for British Vogue, Zellweger opened up about her six-year hiatus from acting, which lasted from 2010 until 2016.

“I was sick of the sound of my own voice,” she said.

“When I was working, I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, listen to you. Are you sad again, Renée? Oh, is this your mad voice?’ It was a regurgitation of the same emotional experiences.”

Zellweger’s break was far from leisurely. Zellweger, who has been dating Ant Anstead since 2021, told the publication that she spent her time writing music, studying international law, and focusing on her health, among other ventures.

“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,” she said.