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Donning fat suit to play real-life murderer is ‘half the fun’ for Renee Zellweger
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LOS ANGELES – Two-time Oscar winner Renee Zellweger famously gained and lost 13.5kg – twice – for the first two Bridget Jones comedies (2001 and 2004), in the process sparking a heated debate about realistic depictions of female bodies.
And for her first major television role, the American actress has undergone a similar transformation, only this time, by putting on a prosthetic “fat suit” – a move that is also proving controversial.
