Renee Zellweger Had Funniest Reaction When She Met Her Crush, Jimmy Carter

“Judy” star Renee Zellweger admitted on “The Late Show” Wednesday that she has “a bit of a soft spot” for former President Jimmy Carter .

“And it’s not just the baby blues,” Zellweger told host Stephen Colbert (see the interview below), noting that the 39th president, now 94, is handsome, a poet, a great scholar and is of great character. “What’s not to like?”

So, when Zellweger was filming in New York and got the chance to have Carter sign a collection of his poems, she jumped at it. Only she didn’t expect to wait in line 4 1/2 hours.

As the moment approached, Zellweger imagined what she would say to the man who has inspired her “to a different level of thoughtfulness.”

But when she arrived at the book-signing table, the encounter took a different turn. Let’s just say Carter had her at hello.

We’ll let Zellweger take it from there: