Forget the red carpet dresses and Brad Pitt's royal-inspired joke at the BAFTA Awards 2020 for a moment, because Bridget Jones' Diary stars Hugh Grant and Renée Zellweger had the sweetest reunion.
On Sunday night, the actors were pictured hugging at the side of the stage after Zellweger won the award for Best Leading Actress for her role in the 2019 film Judy. The adorable moment came seconds before Grant took to the stage to present the next award during the ceremony.
As he appeared on stage at the Royal Albert Hall following their embrace, Grant told the audience, to much laughter and applause, 'well, first of all, well done Jones', referring to his nickname for the actress' character in the 2001 hit film in which they both starred.
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'That was a very, very silly dress I thought,' he added, referring to Zellweger's pale pink, Prada column gown.
Fans of Bridget Jones' Diary will remember all too well that the first time Bridget (Zellweger) and Daniel Cleaver (Grant) spend the night together he remarks 'this is a very silly little dress’ before discovering her famous, huge pants.
The actors first worked together for the film and subsequently its highly-anticipated sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2013).
Unfortunately, Grant didn't make an appearance alongside Zellweger and Colin Firth in the third instalment of the film franchise Bridget Jones's Baby (2016).
During the BAFTAs, Zellweger won critical acclaim for her role as Judy Garland in the biopic Judy.
On accepting her award, the US star said to her fellow BAFTA nominees in the same category: 'Saoirse, Charlize, Scarlett, Jessie – it’s an honour to share this evening with you.'
Congratulating her Judy co-star Buckley, she said: 'Jessie Buckley, you are a superstar. I’m so proud of you for this evening, you are such a special person, you elevate everything you do and I am so grateful for our friendship.'
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