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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

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

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

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'.

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‘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 Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

Renée Zellweger reveals how she feels about Bridget Jones 4’s sad twist

Audiences have been left in tears by the film’s surprisingly emotional storyline

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Big knickers, bad decisions and old bats: Renée Zellweger on the return of Bridget Jones

Nearly 25 years after the first film, the actor, her co-stars and the writer Helen Fielding discuss the ultimate singleton, love and loss – and the final resting place for Bridget’s massive knickers

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Renee Zellweger hopes Bridget Jones franchise continues

Renee Zellweger is "in denial" about the prospect of 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' being the final film in the franchise.

Evening Standard

Renée Zellweger's harness breaks during risky stunt for Bridget Jones film

Renée Zellweger returns as Bridget Jones in the fourth installment of the beloved franchise

International Business Times

Film's Hapless '90s Singleton Bridget Jones Returns

Hollywood star Renee Zellweger on Wednesday will mark the return of Bridget Jones -- the Chardonnay-swigging, calorie-counting hapless 1990s singleton -- at the world premiere of the franchise's upcoming film "Mad About the Boy".

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The Independent UK

Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant reunite for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy premiere

Film releases in cinemas internationally on 12 February 2025

The Times of India

Renee Zellweger: Bridget Jones reminds us that it's okay to be imperfect; you can still get the guy, succeed, and be happy

Bridget Jones is making her much-anticipated return, well in time to celebrate the season of love. The latest instalment in the beloved series, titled 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy', based on Helen Fielding’s bestselling novels, is set to hit the big screens on 14 February 2025.

Woman & Home

You weren’t 'valuable as a woman’ if you weren’t ‘partnered up’, says Renée Zellweger as she reflects on changing attitudes

Renée Zellweger spoke about the enduring power of Bridget Jones and how society has changed over the past 25 years

The Guardian - UK

Renée Zellweger: Bridget Jones characters would be in trouble today over work romance

Speaking before fourth film’s release, Hugh Grant says his Daniel Cleaver character would be ‘re-educated’ by HR

The Independent UK

How to read the Bridget Jones books in order – including Mad About the Boy

The film is set for release on Valentine’s Day

The Independent UK

Bridget Jones trailer confirms sad news for Colin Firth’s character

The fourth installment in the Bridget Jones movie franchise will follow Helen Fielding’s 2013 novel

Marie Claire

Hugh Grant's moving words about Bridget Jones 4 are going viral

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