Hollywood star Renee Zellweger will mark the return of Bridget Jones – the chardonnay-swigging, calorie-counting hapless 1990s singleton – at the British premiere of the franchise’s upcoming film Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
Taking place on January 29 in London, scene of all Bridget’s greatest catastrophes, the red carpet showing is also expected to be attended by rising star Leo Woodall, 28, who plays her latest and much younger love interest.
In the latest instalment, Bridget – now a 51-year-old widow and single parent – navigates new levels of embarrassment as she grapples with texts, tweets, dating apps and Botox after the death of her husband, Mark Darcy.
In that movie, Bridget ended up pregnant and unsure who the father was after flings with a handsome American internet billionaire, played by Patrick Dempsey, and ex Mark Darcy, played by Firth, whom she eventually marries.