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.
my husband has a thing for her also. we saw her in concert on the eastern shore of MD and there was a heavy lesbian presence at the concert. i felt pretty sure she must be gay. xshub is still not buying it, but i think she may be.
funny - two months ago she was making time with Damien Rice from Ireland (he's in the music industry also) and now this? Interesting, to say the least.
Kenny's gotta ditch that necklace. Aside from that I like Renee Zelwegger from "Jerry Maguire", and wish them luck and babies.
Oh my lord!
They are gonna have some UGLY babies.
Ech!
I will not mention that to Der Prinz. It would break his heart.
I can't wait! And I love Gretchen--where'd she get that voice???!!! I'm really looking forward to it.
Gretchen has been singing since she was a kid. She dropped out of school after 8th grade and tended bar, where her singing career started, in the little town of Pocohantas, IL. Big and Rich helped her get into Nashville, the town that told her she was too old, her look was dated and she needed to lose weight. I love it when the big wigs have to eat crowburgers! The show has five big screens and they do videos while the singing goes on. And did I mention that Kenny and Gretchen sing "Hurts So Good". They rock the house!
P.S. Uncle Kracker actually opens the show, for maybe 5-6 songs.
I remember lots of people were saying J-Lo was pregnant too, but she wasn't. Perhaps Renee and Kenny fell in love and decided to get married???
I think it's incredibly sweet. I heard last evening that her people told his people that she wanted to meet him at the tsunami concert and he walked over to her and asked her to go out to get acquainted. Also read his statement in which he says something like "she's the perfect woman...and he can't believe he won't wake up from what seems like a dresm". I've also seen her on Actor's Studio and she's the real deal...outside the Hollywood mentality in terms of simplicity of life. Neither married before...intimate wedding...beautiful wedding photos.
It's being reported that JLo is pregnant and from the photos I've seen, I think perhaps she is.
Maybe she is pregnant now, but they were married in June of 2004.
You know who looks pregnant? That homely girl from CSI - Las Vegas.
I know. Talk about a switch in high profile relationship (Affleck) to low profile (Anthony). I wonder if marriage #3 will last.
Well they say ... third time's the charm.
Your thoughts on Brad and Angelina?
I bet they get married and have children right away. What do you think?
Yep. But the part that unnerves me is that Brad is quoted as saying that marriage isn't forever. So he's just looking for a breeder?
Hollyweird people have a habit of opening their mouths and saying whatever is on their mind. Not really thinking about what they say or how it sounds.
They are legends in their own minds.
Even if Brad and A. get married, and have kids, I doubt it lasts. Neither seem to be mature nor moral.
I saw the show last night. Awesome! I was expecting Renee to be there but if she was, she stayed behind the scenes. Kenny sang for a full hour and 45 minutes. Is that typical for this show? He claimed that for his last show in Dallas his voice was nearly gone so he wanted to play a little longer. I didn't see his last show but this one was great! Thanks for the "heads up" about Kenny's entrance--I was prepared and my fellow concert attendees were impressed ;)
Gretchen rocked, too!
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