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Renee Zellweger 'never imagined starring in four Bridget Jones films'

Hollywood star Renee Zellweger is surprised that she's still playing Bridget Jones in 2025.

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Bridget Jones’s husband must die – how the women of our rom coms must lose love to find it again

In the first three Bridget Jones films, the eponymous chaotic heroine has been on a seemingly endless quest to not be single. We have watched her win, lose and secure again the heart of buttoned-up human rights lawyer Mark Darcy. Sadly, the cycle must continue, and in the newest and…

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Bridget Jones author says Jane Austen’s voice still so strong writers ‘steal it’

Helen Fielding is among famous faces taking part in a BBC documentary about Jane Austen as the British novelist’s 250th birthday is marked this year.

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Afflicted with liberal angst in the age of Trump? Take a leaf from Bridget Jones’s diary

The new movie wasn’t conceived as an allegory of the current international crisis, but for a generation of fans it works on that level, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

I’m so thankful binge-drinking, chain-smoking Bridget Jones was my Noughties role model growing up

The fourth film in the franchise has recorded the highest-ever UK opening for a romcom. Amid a sea of puritanical ‘wellness’ influencers, Helen Coffey celebrates the continuing success of a female lead who knows how to kick back, cut loose and, crucially, laugh at herself

The Independent UK

Jane’s world: fans and admirers pick their favourite Austen characters

Helen Fielding, David Baddiel, Nicola Sturgeon and other cultural figures celebrate the great writer’s 250th birthday

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – our hapless heroine is sharper, wiser and funnier

Renée Zellweger’s Bridget faces new challenges in parenting and love, but it’s the familiar faces around her who deliver heart and humour in this unexpectedly poignant fourth outing

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – our favourite frazzled English woman is back but life’s more complicated

Bridget Jones, the endearingly chaotic heroine who is unlucky in love, is back – but not as many might expect. This is the fourth Bridget Jones film, which adapts the story of the third book in Helen Fielding’s much-loved series (the third film, Bridget Jones’s Baby, was based on the…

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Helen Fielding says she will 'never forgive herself' for killing off Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones

Helen Fielding will "never forgive herself" for killing off Colin Firth's character in the 'Bridget Jones' franchise.

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A timely new chapter for Bridget Jones

It's a new day for the beloved rom-com heroine, and director Michael Morris says her longevity is downright radical

Salon

How to watch Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Fan favorite Bridget Jones is back for another chance at love, but where can you watch this rom-com? Here’s what you need to know.

WhatToWatch

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – eight hidden Easter eggs harking back to the original film

Bridget is back and the new film will delight true fans with references to the original - did you spot them all?

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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The Independent 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

Woman & Home

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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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

Evening Standard

Bridget Jones locations: how our favourite characters have climbed the property ladder

From her beloved Borough Market flat to Daniel Cleaver’s warehouse apartment, here’s how Bridget Jones characters’ property portfolios have fared

The Independent UK

Where is ‘Mad About The Boy’ set? All the Bridget Jones filming locations you can visit in London

Here are the settings behind Bridget’s single (and sometimes not-so-single) life in the UK capital

The Guardian - UK

Is it time to stop bashing Bridget Jones? Hapless everywoman has evolved – and so have we

A fourth film about Helen Fielding’s creation will be released on Valentines’s day, and this time it’s gen Z that has fallen in love with her

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Renee Zellweger 'lived out of a suitcase' until she was 41

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger has admitted she lived out of a suitcase at the height of her career and didn't unpack until she was 41.

Evening Standard

Leo Woodall: Bridget Jones’ love interest character was meant to be Scottish

The actor prepared to play the role as a Scot until the producers changed their minds.

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