Bridget Jones, Notting Hill, and Love, Actually director Richard Curtis has previously apologised for making jokes about women characters’ weight in his movies. 

“I think I was behind, you know, behind the curve, and those jokes aren’t any longer funny, so I don’t feel I was malicious at the time, but I think I was unobservant and not as, you know, as clever as I should have been,” he told Today back in 2023.

It’s not the first time Renée has spoken out about comments on Bridget’s weight, either. 

In a 2016 British Vogue interview, the actor said: “Bridget is a perfectly normal weight, and I’ve never understood why it matters so much. No male actor would get such scrutiny if he did the same thing [gain weight] for a role.”