Article: REN AT WORK; Tony Barrett talks to Renee Zellweger about Bridget Jones and envying Jennifer Ellison `What an unfortunate thing it is to not be able to wear those undergarments anymore'.(Features)

Byline: Tony Barrett

IT MAY sound like a line from a famous Human League song, but Renee Zellweger really was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar before she hit the big time.

Long before entries had even begun being penned in Bridget Jones' diary, Renee made ends meet by serving up Singapore Slings and Screwdrivers in a seedy strip joint in Los Angeles.

It was a case of doing what she had to do before reaching the very top, an ethic which Renee still holds dear, despite becoming one of the most bankable faces in Hollywood almost the very minute ...

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