Latest Helen Fielding News
Hugh Grant Teases New Bridget Jones Movie Will Be 'The Best One Of The Four'
Hugh Grant believes the next 'Bridget Jones' movie will be "the best one of the four".The 63-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver in the upcoming 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 April 2024
Renee Zellweger Returning In New Bridget Jones Movie
Renée Zellweger is confirmed to return for a fourth 'Bridget Jones' movie.The 54-year-old actress - who first played the producer in 2001's 'Bridget Jones Diary' - will lead the cast of 'Bridget Jones: Mad About...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 April 2024
RenéE Zellweger Eager To Reprise Role As Bridget Jones
Renée Zellweger is eager to play Bridget Jones again.The 52-year-old star has portrayed the unlucky-in-love character in three films based on Helen Fielding's novels, most recently 2016's 'Bridget Jones's Baby', which saw Bridget become a...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 April 2022
Bridget Jones' Author Reveals A West End Version Of The Book Is In The Works
As Renée Zellweger hits the red carpet to promote Bridget Jones’ latest escapades, Bridget’s creator, author Helen Fielding, has been telling fans where the perpetual singleton will be appearing next. Appearing on This Morning with...
By Charlotte Court in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 September 2016
There's A New 'Bridget Jones' Book Coming In October
Bridget Jones is coming back with a new novel set to be published on 11 October. Bridget Jones’s Baby: The Diaries will accompany the new film which follows Bridget becoming a first time mother. Fans...
By Stephanie Chase in Books / Authors on 06 August 2016
Bridget’S Back! Check Out The First Picture Of ‘Bridget Jones’ Baby’
Bridget Jones is back! The first image from the third film in the Bridget Jones film franchise, based on the bestselling books by Helen Fielding, has been released. The picture isn’t giving much away about...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 October 2015
Renee Zellweger Gains Weight For Bridget Jones Baby
Renee Zellweger has gained weight for 'Bridget Jones Baby'.The 46-year-old star of the movie franchise is reportedly on a high-calorie diet of chips and liquid shakes and has piled on the pounds in order to...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 September 2015
'Bridget Jones’ Baby': Patrick Dempsey In Talks To Star Opposite Renee Zellweger & Colin Firth
A third Bridget Jones movie, entitled Bridget Jones' Baby, is in the work with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth reprising their roles as Jones and Mark Darcy. Patrick Dempsey, the American actor best known for...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11 September 2015
Gemma Jones Wants Next Bridget Jones Film To Hurry Up
Gemma Jones is worried she'll be on a Zimmer frame by the time the next 'Bridget Jones' movie is made. The 72-year-old actress - who plays Bridget's mum in 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Bridget Jones:...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 May 2015
Emma Thompson To Write Third Bridget Jones
Emma Thompson is writing 'Bridget Jones' Baby'.The 'Saving Mr Banks' star has been called in to re-write the screenplay following complaints from the movies' stars, who revealed they were unhappy with the planned script for...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 October 2014
Lily Allen Bemoans Lack Of Control Over Music Career
Lily Allen has ''no control'' over her career.The 29-year-old singer - whose recent album 'Sheezus' debuted at number one before quickly plummeting - bemoaned music executives choosing which of her new tracks are released as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2014
Helen Fielding's 'Mad About The Boy' Outsells Bond By 38,000 Copies
Who said the book industry was on its knees? Despite rather average review of her latest book, Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones novel Mad About The Boy sold more than 46,000 copies in just one...
By Michael West in Books / Authors on 14 October 2013
You Plonkers! Bridget Jones Book Printed With 40 Pages Of David Jason's Memoirs
Helen Fielding fans who snapped up the latest instalment of the Bridget Jones series Mad About The Boy were treated to a rather strange narrative change this week. Instead of reading about the trials and...
By Michael West in Books / Authors on 11 October 2013
Only Fools And Bridget Jones! Helen Fielding And David Jason Books In Printing Blunder
Helen Fielding's final edition to her Bridget Jones trilogy 'Mad About The Boy' has caused quite a stir this week by the addition of an unexpected new character: David Jason.In what is probably one of...
By Holly Williams in Books / Authors on 11 October 2013
Helen Fielding To Colin Firth: "Are You Sitting Down? Yeah...Darcy's Dead"
Helen Fielding's decision to kill of major character Mark Darcy in the latest instalment of the Bridget Jones series Mad About the Boy was met with disdain and disappointment from fans. Helen Fielding, The Author...
By Michael West in Books / Authors on 10 October 2013
Colin Firth Stunned By Mark Darcy's Death In Bridget Jones
Colin Firth was stunned when he was told Mark Darcy was being killed off in 'Bridget Jones 3'.The Oscar-winning actor played the gentlemanly love interest of bumbling heroine Bridget (Renee Zellweger) in the first two...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 October 2013
'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy' Proves To Be Less Believable Than Its Precursors
Helen Fielding's latest Bridget Jones volume Mad About The Boy has been met with startlingly cool reviews from critics so far, with many slating it for not being as believable as her previous novels.The drastic...
By Holly Williams in Books / Authors on 07 October 2013
Bridget Jones' Plot Twist Leaves Fans Outraged As Darcy Gets Killed Off: Twitter Reacts
Bridget Jones has been shy from the 'New Releases' pile at bookstores for 14 years now, but in that time (thanks to the popular movie adaptations) her fan base has ballooned to the size of...
By Joe Wilde in Books / Authors on 01 October 2013
Bridget Jones Third Novel Promises Monumental Character Death
It's the biggest literary news of the past seven days: if you somehow haven't heard who author Helen Fielding has killed off in her Bridget Jones sequel to The Edge of Reason, then look away...
By Lauren James in Books / Authors on 01 October 2013
'Bridget Jones's Diary' Shocks Fans With The Death Of Mark Darcy
The Author of 'Bridget Jones's Diary' has horrified fans with the death of Bridget's Husband, Mark Darcy.Helen Fielding returned to column writing with a shocking announcement.The 55-year-old published an extract from her new book 'Mad...
By Nick Hill in Books / Authors on 29 September 2013
Bridget Jones Diary - What We Can Expect From The New Book
Now that the new Bridget Jones’ Diary book has a name – Mad About The Boy – all that’s left to do is get excited about what’s in it, and look forward to the new...
By Jack de Aguilar on 03 June 2013
New Bridget Jones Book Name Announced, Film Will Be A Long Wait
One of Britain’s best-loved characters is back for a more modern adventure. Bridget Jones, who will be living her tragic life in London, will be battling with tropes of the modern world in the recently...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 May 2013
New Bridget Jones’ Diary - Mad About The Boy
As a creation of the 90s, Bridget Jones never had to deal with social media, texting and the perils they bring. But with the third instalment of the Helen Fielding creation – now revealed to...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 May 2013
New Bridget Jones' Diary Book Set For Autumn, New Film To Follow
She's still working on the book, so don't take that already vague release date too seriously, but Helen Fielding's popular Bridget Jones' diary is to return in the form of a third book, with the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 February 2013
How Jane Austen's Idea Of Romance Is Still The Benchmark, Two Centuries On From Pride And Prejudice
200 years since Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was first published, there is still not a woman anywhere who can watch Colin Firth's Mr Darcy and not swoon. There are very few girls who cannot...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 January 2013
Third Bridget Jones Book From Helen Fielding Planned For Autumn 2013
Bridget Jones is set to make a return, as Helen Fielding prepares to publish a second sequel to her fictional Bridget Jones’ Diary, published in 1996.The original book became a global sensation in its own...
By Hayley Avron on 09 November 2012
Renee Zellweger Returning For 'Bridget Jones 3'
Renee Zellweger will reprise her role as the hapless 'Bridget Jones' for a third instalment of the romantic-comedy, according to Entertainment Weekly. Working Title Films, the production company behind 'Bridget Jones Diary' and 'The Edge...
By WENN on 12 August 2011
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