Overview

• Anstead’s rep told PEOPLE that the couple “remain in a cherished relationship” and called recent press reports disrespectful and misleading.
• The TV host spent a few days in a detached guest house on Julia French’s Laguna Beach property, with his representative noting they are long-time friends who share local parenting ties.
• Zellweger and Anstead, who began dating in 2021 and moved in together in 2023, have lived apart since early this year due to her filming in New York and his work commitments in the UK.
• Zellweger relocated to Southern California to be close to Anstead and his son Hudson, but sources say she prefers he maintain his own residence.
• Anstead is contending with financial challenges—including a supercar company bankruptcy and lawsuits—while seeking a stable home base.