Bridget Jones: Is the rom-com heroine a 'misogynist role model' or 'inner voice of a generation'?
Since Helen Fielding created hapless, middle-class Bridget in the mid-90s, she's divided opinion. As the fourth film is ...
‘Bridget Jones’ Cast on Chemistry Reads, the Sexy Swimming Pool Scene and Chiwetel Ejiofor ‘Finally’ Getting to Show Off His Body
Mad About the Boy’ stars René Zellweger, Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor talk about chemistry reads, the swimming pool scene ...
In "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," the screen icon takes on a brand new bedfellow—grief
It's a new day for the beloved rom-com heroine, and director Michael Morris says her longevity is downright radical.
This week’s TV: The return of ‘The White Lotus,’ a new Bridget Jones movie, and more
Your TV GPS, a look at the week ahead in television, appears every Monday morning on BostonGlobe.com. Today’s column covers ...
Bridget Jones was an amazing role model for this one surprising reason
When her character first appeared in the 1990s Bridget Jones was a car crash, a figure of fun and definitely NOT a role model ...
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 ...
Why we all need Bridget Jones more than ever
In a world where imperfections are filtered out and social media frames life as a curated highlights reel, Bridget’s ...
“Bridget Jones” Author Helen Fielding Says She Writes the Iconic Character ‘For Renée’ Zellweger (Exclusive)
Fielding first created the Bridget Jones character for a column that she wrote for British newspaper The Independent in the ...
Walking in Bridget Jones’s footsteps
Recalling a few vital life lessons as the iconic character, now 51, returns to the dating world on Valentine’s Day in ...
Bridget Jones director shares Colin Firth’s emotional reaction to film
The filmmaker revealed Firth’s emotional reaction to his role in the film as he shared: “For Colin, he was on board and it ...
This is why we all need Bridget Jones more than ever
In a world where imperfections are filtered out and social media frames life as a curated highlights reel, Bridget’s ...
Helen Fielding on ‘Bridget Jones’ and the Books That Influenced Her as a Writer
The Bridget Jones’s Diary author is now at work on a new, non-Bridget novel. Here's what she recommends her friends (and fans ...