The"Bridget Jones' Diary" actress recalled watching an episode of"Celebrity IOU" that featured Brad Pitt re-doing his friend’s garage with the help of the Property Brothers near the time her movie"Judy" had been released.
At the time, she was still mourning the death of her friend and publicist Nanci Ryder who had passed away from ALS in 2020 at the age of 67.Zellweger revealed that she had been inspired by the episode and became interested in filming an episode of her own. She wished to celebrate the nurses who had taken care of Ryder during her final years.
The"Chicago" star joked about how she and Anstead like to believe that Ryder was an important factor in bringing them together."We do joke about that," she remarked."She's always doing her best. It made me smile. It made me smile to think on this, yeah, the serendipity of it all." Renee's episode aired in August 2021 and Anstead helped repair two classic vintage cars for Ryder's caregivers Jerald Cowan and his twin brother Jerome Cowan. While the nurses left the HGTV show with new wheels, Zellweger left with a new flame.