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Renee Zellweger, Oscar winner, 'glad' people notice she looks different

American actor Renee Zellweger has responded to internet buzz over her radically different face, saying she owes the changes to a peaceful, healthier lifestyle.

'I'm living a different, happy, more fulfilling life,' the 45-year-old star tells magazine

Renee Zellweger's new look caused a commotion when she appeared at Elle's 21st Annual Women in Hollywood Awards on Monday. The 45-year-old told People magazine her new appearance his due to her 'different, happy, more fulfilling life.' ( Jason Merritt/Getty Images for ELLE)

Bridget Jonesactor ReneeZellwegerhas responded to the social media stormover her radically altered face, attributing itto a more peaceful, healthier lifestyle.

"I'm glad folks think I look different," the 45-year-old told People magazineWednesday."I'm living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I'm thrilled that perhaps it shows."

Renee Zellweger turned heads when she walked the red carpet Monday in Hollywood with her boyfriend, recording artist Doyle Bramhall II. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images for ELLE)
Zellwegersurprised fans when she stepped out Monday night with her dramatically different look, sparking speculation she has had cosmetic surgery.

She was accompanied by her boyfriend, recording artist Doyle Bramhall.

Zellweger didn't admit to going under the knife, but toldPeople that the talk about her face was "silly," and she felt she needed to confront the maelstrom because"the folks who come digging around for some nefarious truth which doesn't exist won't get off my porch until I answer the door."

Oscar winnersays she's 'growing into herself'

Cold Mountain Oscar winner Rene Zellweger put another face forward in 2003. She says she took on a schedule that wasn't 'realistically sustainable and didn't allow for taking care of myself.' (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
"My friends say that I look peaceful. I am healthy," Zellweger explained in the article. "For a long time I wasn't doing such a good job with that. I took on a schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn't allow for taking care of myself. Rather than stopping to recalibrate, I kept running until I was depleted and made bad choices about how to conceal the exhaustion."

The Texas-born star broke onto the Hollywood scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s with a string of box office hits, including the Tom Cruise romantic comedy Jerry Maguire and 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary.

She won furthercritical acclaim, and an Academy Award, for her role in the 2003 civil war epicCold Mountain.

Her career seems to have slowed in recent yearswhich, she says, has given her a more relaxedlifestyle.

"I did work that allows for being still, making a home, loving someone, learning new things, growing as a creative person and finally growing into myself," said Zellweger,"People don't know me in my 40s."

"Perhaps I look different. Who doesn't as they get older? Ha!But I am different. I'm happy."