Posted on 05/09/2005 6:37:00 PM PDT by nypokerface
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger and country music star Kenny Chesney were married Monday in a small ceremony on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a publicist for Zellweger said.
The ceremony took place in front of close friends and family, Los Angeles-based publicist Nanci Ryder said in a statement. The bride wore a Carolina Herrera dress, she added.
It was the first marriage for both.
The couple met at the Concert of Hope tsunami relief benefit Jan. 15, where Chesney was singing and Zellweger was answering telephones, the syndicated TV show "The Insider" reported.
Chesney, 37, lives on St. John, while Zellweger, who turned 36 two weeks ago, is from Katy, Texas.
Zellweger won a best supporting actress Oscar in 2004 for "Cold Mountain." She was nominated for Oscars for her work in "Chicago" and "Bridget Jones's Diary."
Chesney currently has two albums on Billboard's top 10 country albums chart, and his single "Anything But Mine" is No. 6 on the magazine's hot country songs list.
Chesney was named Country Music Association entertainer of the year in November, and his "When The Sun Goes Down" was named album of the year. His other hits include "Me and You" and "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy."
According to Country Weekly magazine, Chesney long ago named Zellweger as his favorite actress and was inspired to write his 1999 hit "You Had Me From Hello" after seeing her in "Jerry Maguire."
Zellweger appeared at a recent Chesney concert in Jacksonsville, Fla., presenting him with a margarita and a kiss on stage, Country Weekly magazine reported.
Zellweger has dated White Stripes singer Jack White and "Me, Myself & Irene" co-star Jim Carrey.
That's cute. I can just imagine Faith, the Mississippi gal and Renee, the Texas gal would have a blast together.
LOL I know your about my age and what is it with us ? I just swoon (that show's my age) over Kenny and am distraught with this news. I really had a crush on him until I saw he was born one month after my son !!!!!!
You know what!...I do not give a rats ass, what you do in your bedroom as long you prove yourself as promoted.
K.D. Lang, Mellisa Ethridge are some of my favored music choices because of their awesome voice and talent, not what they're doing in their private life.
First class musical performance, arrangement and quality are the criteria to judge a "real" performer.
Food for taught...does anyone know/listened to Klaus Nomi, and if "yes", what it is particular with this performer?!
BTW he is dead.
LOL--I know what you mean--and I have tickets to see him in concert this coming Saturday. Too bad he didn't wait until AFTER Dallas to get married! He'll never know what he's missing! (my husband is perfectly fine with this.)
LOL! I love that cartoon! Pluck! (sound of cat whisker being pulled) :-)
Actually I am close to Chesney's age, even closer to Urban's.
I have one Klaus Nomi CD but haven't listened in a while...I'd have to listen again to come up with the right word to describe him. Very unique is the best I can come up with right now. Weird past. Dead now.
Not in the entertainer crowd. Nor really in society in general for a couple of their "advanced age".
K.D. Lang
But she's Canadian AND a vegitarian, so she doesn't count.
Mark
I think McGraw and Chesney had a run-in with the law together involving police horses....
Somebody posted about that earlier on this thread.
Ahhh .. here it is.
Well, they just met January 15th, so...
I told a friend of mine who's in LA to hook me up with Rene, and she warned me off, saying she had serious issues.
Does anybody know if they're liberals?
He had it coming.
Check out 'love and a .45'
She's Great
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