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‘Bridget Jones’ Author Has Found Gen Z Following Amid Body Positivity Movement
As 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' prepares to hit screens on Valentine's Day, a whole new generation is discovering the books.
Inspired by Fielding’s column and books, the Bridget Jones films follow the single 30-something woman ( Renée Zellweger) in London as she navigates life, love, sex and a timeless obsession with body image. What started as a 1995 column in The Independent launched Fielding’s book series with Bridget Jones’ Diary(1996) — loosely inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice — which then became the 2001 film starring Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. In addition to returning cast members Zellweger, Firth, Grant, Patrick Dempsey and Emma Thompson, the sequel also stars Leo Woodall, Chiwetel Eijofor, Isla Fisher, Josette Simon, Nico Parker and Leila Farzad.
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