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How Bridget Jones was born in The Independent newsroom – and became a cultural icon

Before she took over cinemas, Bridget Jones was scribbling away in The Independent. As Mad About the Boy hits screens, we look back at how Helen Fielding’s column became a global phenomenon

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From chain-smoking to binge-drinking, Bridget Jones’s habits would have been terrible for her health

She chain-smoked her way through romance and heart-break and binge-drank Chardonnay until it went out of fashion (and then came back in again) – and now Bridget Jones is back.

The Conversation

Renée Zellweger blasts backlash to 'toxic' Bridget Jones from critics

The film character has come under scrutiny for being obsessed with her weight and wanting to find a man

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review — a bloated, weeping sogfest

2/5 The latest instalment of Bridget Jones brings back the old cast but falls into mawkishness

Evening Standard

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – giant laughs for Hugh Grant but weepie sequel is strangely dazed

Renée Zellweger looks as if she’s thinking of something else in weird fourquel that sees our heroine choosing between new suitors Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor

The Guardian - UK

Mad About the Boy is the best Bridget Jones sequel yet – and Renée Zellweger remains sensational

4/5 Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels, is vulnerable, honest and very funny

The Independent UK

Renée Zellweger On Bridget Jones’ Weight Obsession: ‘She Never Needed To Change’

How does the fourth movie deal with Bridget's weight? Ignoring it entirely.

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Choosing not to have children 'isn't that exceptional' says Renée Zellweger, and she's absolutely right

Renée Zellweger chats candidly about being child-free and getting better at self-care with age - and her approach to life is refreshing to hear

Woman & Home

Best big knickers for women: Bridget Jones-inspired underwear for comfort and style

No itsy bitsy thongs in sight

Evening Standard

9 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Prime Video and more (Feb 11-17)

There's loads of new movies arriving across the best streaming services this week including "Bridget Jones 4," "Better Man" and more.

Tom’s Guide

Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding opens up on her own heartbreaking loss that inspired new film

Renee Zellweger’s character struggles to move on after the death of her husband, Mark Darcy, in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Evening Standard

Exciting New Entertainment Releases Coming Your Way

Discover the latest in entertainment with new movies, music, shows, and video games releasing from Feb. 10-16. Renée Zellweger, Questlove, Alessia Cara, an...

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Bridget Jones director hits out at ‘nonsense’ Leo Woodall age gap debate

Renee Zellweger and Leo Woodall have a 22-year age difference in the on-screen romance

The Independent UK

What to stream: Bridget Jones returns, 'Yellowjackets' reappears and Alessia Cara sings about love

Renée Zellweger returning to one of her most indelible roles in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” and Questlove offering the definitive documentary on funk crossover star Sly Stone are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

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Renée Zellweger opens up on the idea of age gap relationships after Bridget Jones gets a 'toyboy'

Renée Zellweger "doesn't have an opinion" on age gap relationships but she "isn't complaining" that her alter-ego Bridget Jones starts to date a younger man in 'Mad About The Boy'.

The Independent UK

Isla Fisher makes admission about ‘difficult’ Sacha Baron Cohen divorce

‘I’m actually going to get emotional,’ the ‘Wedding Crashers’ star said while reflecting on tough year

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Hollywood star brings Bridget Down Under for premiere

Almost a quarter of a century after the original Bridget Jones film hit screens, Renee Zellweger is in Australia promoting the franchise's latest chapter.

The Guardian - UK

‘They were trying to do 200 different poses during power cuts’: Bridget Jones director takes on The Joy of Sex

In the 1970s a ‘nude biologist brandishing a cigar’ wrote a game-changing sex manual. Now, ‘Shazza’ is putting his story on the big screen

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The Independent UK

New Bridget Jones film surpasses Barbie in advance UK box office sales

Renée Zellweger’s return has already earned an impressive feat

The Independent UK

Bridget Jones’s London flat price ‘tripled since first 2001 film’

Bridget’s one-bed in Borough would today set buyers back almost £550,000

The Independent UK

Bridget Jones’s flat ‘could have tripled in price since first film in 2001’

Looking back, a one-bedroom flat in the heart of London was a real achievement for the character, Rightmove said.

The Conversation

Why Hollywood is finally telling a different kind of age-gap romance story

The ageist and sexist trope of the cougar, milf, or Mrs Robinson – a desperate older woman pursuing a relationship with a younger, less interested man – is being challenged by a spate of Hollywood movies pairing older women with younger men.

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Renee Zellweger won't 'let go' of Bridget Jones

Renee Zellweger will always be attached to the character of Bridget Jones as she plays the role for what appears set to be the final time in 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy'.

The Guardian - UK

‘Pre-sales are bigger than Barbie’: Bridget Jones 4 set to break box office records – despite no US cinema release

The fourth instalment, Mad About the Boy, on course to become biggest homegrown hit of the year in the UK, but will only be available on streamers stateside

The Independent UK

Renee Zellwegger comforts Kate Garraway as GMB host opens up on grief during Bridget Jones interview

Renee Zellwegger comforted Kate Garraway as the Good Morning Britain presenter opened up on her grief during an interview with the Bridget Jones star.

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