Why were they overlooked, and a fat suit considered a viable option? "For Zellweger to masquerade as a plus-size person is damaging, fatphobic and potentially triggering to other plus-size people.

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 ...

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 ...

"She’s got some nice things in nice places that don’t occur on me naturally without a little extra effort," Zellweger tells her costar Hugh Grant of her character's approach to fitness in an ...

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 ...

Renée Zellweger has spoken out about the backlash ... actors donning fat suits was a way of taking roles away from plus-size performers. During an interview with the Sunday Times, Renée was ...