Renee Zellweger was convinced she was 'going to die' shooting rollerblading commercial

Renee Zellweger was convinced she was “going to die” when she attempted rollerblading for the first time.

The ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ actress was asked to audition for a beer commercial in the very early days of her career and her lack of experience on wheels didn’t put her off – but her missing skills almost sparked a disaster.

She told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “When I was asked to audition for a beer commercial when I was in college, they were like, ‘So, can you rollerblade?’ I figured, ‘How hard can it be? You just move the wheels around.’

“So I rented some rollerblades, gave it a shot, thought, ‘I’m definitely going to die’ and went to the audition.

“Thank God they blocked the street below, because if there was oncoming traffic, we would not be having this conversation today."

The 55-year-old star took a six-year career break in the 2010s and she feels it's made her a “more interesting” person.

Renee said: “I have no regrets, I don’t think it’s anything new.

“Daniel Day-Lewis does it all the time and nobody says he’s making a comeback.

“He just went away and lived life and grew as a person and probably became more interesting as a result. That was my experience.

“I was bored with myself and felt as though I was redundant, and I couldn’t stand listening to myself talk about the same things over and over again.

“I needed to grow and try something new, to evolve.”