Ant Anstead is setting the record straight.

After a report began circulating that he and girlfriend Renée Zellweger were living apart—and that he was spending time at the Laguna Beach home of a woman named Julia French—a rep for Ant slammed the rumor as “disrespectful and misleading.”

His rep further explained that the HGTV star “stayed just a handful of days in Julia French’s separate, and detached, guest house,” in a statement shared with People. “They have been long-time friends with similar aged children within a circle of local Laguna Beach friends.”

And, as the rep noted, despite Ant spending a “majority of his time working in the U.K.” while Renée films Only Murders in the Building in New York City, the pair “remain in a cherished relationship that they ask to keep private.”

And, when they’re not working across the pond or in the Big Apple, the couple—who began dating in 2021—normally enjoy life on the West Coast.

As Renée revealed in a January interview with BritishVogue, “I live in Southern California, near San Diego. Because that’s where my fellow lives, and his little boy.”

The little boy in question is Ant’s son Hudson, 5, whom he shares with ex Christina Haack. The 46-year-old—who also shares daughter Amelie, 21, and son Archie, 18, with ex-wife Louise Anstead—has previously addressed his split with Christina and finding new love in the wake of his divorce.

“There's a choice that we all make,” he told E! News in 2021 regarding his split. "You either dwell in it or you look forward and I'm a forward-facing positive person. I've got so many great things on the horizon.”

And, there are no hard feelings between Christina and Ant. Not only has the former couple worked together on HGTV’s The Flip Off, but Christina also showed her support via an Instagram like when Ant praised Renée and her work on her latest film Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

"This is not a drill….. TODAY IS THE DAY!" Ant wrote on Instagram in February. "If you are in the us head over to @peacock and watch the latest (and utterly brilliant) Bridget Jones...It’s incredibly moving and will touch the hearts of Bridget fans deeply!"

He continued, "I am in awe of Ren and how she gives herself fully. Sit back and enjoy…… x 2d."

For more of Ant and Renée’s sweetest moments, keep reading.

Ant expressed his excitement over the release of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by posting a picture of him proudly holding up a "Team Jones" sign."It’s incredibly moving and will touch the hearts of Bridget fans deeply!" he wrote in part of his Feb. 13, 2025 message. "I am in awe of Ren and how she gives herself fully. Sit back and enjoy…… x."

And though they didn’t pose for pictures together on the red carpet, Ant attended the premiere of Renée’s movie Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy in London in January 2025. In fact, the evening was a family affair as he brought his two older children Amelie and Archie from a previous relationship (Ant also shares younger son Hudson with ex-wife Christina Haack).“Midweek movie night with the kiddos….,” he wrote on Instagram Jan. 31, 2025. “The Movie was absolutely utterly brilliant and the lead actress was mesmerising and smoking HOT (I have a mega crush on her!) I’ve let the missus know she’s my hall pass….. X.”And Renée had to agree it was an unforgettable evening."It was a fun night," the actress told E! News that February. "We all had a really good time."

When the trailer for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy dropped in November 2024, Ant couldn’t help but gush about Renée."The missus was busy being brilliant this summer….." he wrote on Instagram Nov. 12, 2024 alongside the footage, "she’s a bloomin Bridget genius!"And Ant jokingly sent a message to Renée’s costar Leo Woodall, who plays one of her love connections in the film, by writing, "Oh And Leo… we need to quiet chat down a dark alleyway… x"However, he wasn’t the only one giving her a round of applause. When an Instagram commenter recalled a past conversation with Renée and described it as "one of the most cherished moments," Ant replied, “I get it! she’s the best human I have ever met…..! X”

The Judy star and the TV host celebrated the launch of Libby June Weintraub's book She Was Born: Words on Loss and Liberation with the author and her husband Stephen Weintraub in L.A..

Ant shared this photo of the two kissing on their second anniversary in April 2023.

He also posted this pic of the couple walking hand in hand for the occasion.

And Ant called the milestone, "Two years of magic."

The former Wheeler Dealers host also shared this photo of a romantic night out with the Oscar winner, writing, "Always Pause for moments of magic under twinkly lights…"

"This lady," Ant wrote on Instagram in July 2022. "Pure. Class. Ren x"

The two caught a flight out of Los Angeles together.

Ant shared this animated image of the pair sharing a sizzling kiss on Instagram.

"WOW there is something very special about New Orleans!" he captioned this October 2021 Instagram post. "The late night wandering, the mind blowing history this nerd loves, the architecture, the blend of cultures, the food, the people, the smells and noises! All made made better by magical company to share it with..."

"WOW! This just popped up in memories," Ant wrote on Instagram in April 2022, alongside a pic of him and Renée on the set of Celebrity IOU: Joyride. "One year ago today! Sat on the back of a fire engine on the final day of filming having handed two amazing men a car as a thank you from Ren. Amazing what can happen in just one year..."

Following romance rumors, the two made their first public appearance (off any red carpet) the following July on the balcony of Ant's new oceanfront home in Laguna Beach, Calif.

The two started dating soon after meeting on the set of Ant's Discovery+ series Celebrity IOU: Joyride. However, they initially kept their relationship private.

"Everybody knows that Renée and I have become quite close because we kept it secret for a while and now, unfortunately, some pictures were taken and put out there," Ant told E! News in August 2021. "But it was a real pleasure to work with her. She's a super pro and she can weld." 

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