Alec Baldwin, star of 30 Rock, is holding nothing back these days.

He thinks Hollywood women are too thin and said that if he was in bed with Renee Zellweger, the experience would “kill her”.

The sylph-like Zellweger’s weight has drawn attention ahead of a rumoured third Bridget Jones movie. For the first two films, she was required to pack on the pounds.

Baldwin, who at 51 cuts a more rounded figure than in his salad days, said if he and Zellweger did a love scene together, he would probably crush her.

“Women today are so skinny,” he said. “If I did a love scene with them, I would crush them. If I did a love scene with Renee, I would kill her.”

Zellweger was in attendance at Elle Magazine’s annual Women in Hollywood Dinner along with Katie Holmes and Dame Julie Andrews, who was honoured for her life’s contributions.