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Bridget Jones has been accused of going ‘woke’ in her return to the screen.
Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger, 55, has reprised her role as the unlucky-in-love singleton in the romantic comedy Mad About The Boy.
The character first appeared in a column in The Independent and when author Helen Fielding released Bridget Jones’ Diary in 1996, it quickly became a bestseller.
It was adapted for the screen in 2001, and the sequel The Edge of Reason followed in 2004, and then Bridget Jones’s Baby hit cinemas in 2016.
In all iterations of the franchise, Bridget is known for her obsessive calorie counting, chain-smoking and love of wearing big knickers.
In the fourth installment, the character has found herself single again following the death of Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), and she has given up smoking.
Bridget Jones has been accused of going ‘woke’ in her return to the screen (Actress Renee Zellweger seen in January at a photocell for the film in London)
Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger, 55, has reprised her role as the unlucky-in-love singleton in the romcom Mad About The Boy (seen with co-star Leo Woodall)
And in the new movie, as seen by The Sun, Bridget shuns a compliment from a man at work who calls her ‘hot’.
She replies: ‘I think you will find that sort of language is a little outmoded in the workplace.’
What’s more, Bridget embarks on a romance with Roxster – played by 28-year-old Leo Woodall – and is thrilled when the young man asks for permission to kiss her.
She says: ‘Aw, a generation who ask.’
And when Bridget learns that Billy is a straight A student, she is reminded that education is more ‘about the journey’ than the result.
The Academy Award-winning actress’s alter-ego is now a single mum to Billy and daughter , but receives a scolding from a nanny when she tries to describe her son as clever.
She says: ‘This is Billy — the science genius.’
The nanny replies: ‘Oh, you mustn’t pigeonhole children.’
Mad About The Boy will hit cinemas on Valentine’s day and with the second word uttered in the flick being ‘f**k’, viewers should expect to see Bridget, who is played by Renee Zellweger, come back in full force
The best-selling novel was adapted for the screen in 2001, and the sequel The Edge of Reason followed in 2004, and then Bridget Jones’s Baby hit cinemas in 2016
In all iterations of the franchise, Bridget is known for her obsessive calorie counting, chain-smoking and love of wearing big knickers
As the trailer unravels, Bridget’s romance with Roxster heats up and the pair have ‘mindblowing sex’ after a date.
However, Bridget is left confused as flirtatious meetings with Mr Wallaker increase and she eventually stumbles into a barn to find him half-naked.
The movie was officially confirmed last year, with the script being penned by author Helen, Abi Morgan and Dan Mazer, and Michael Morris as director.
With her signature blend of charm and relatable messiness, Bridget shows that finding ‘happily ever after’ might be less about perfection and more about finding joy in the journey.
