From a newspaper column to a novel and a hit movie franchise, Helen Fielding’s character of Bridget Jones has cemented itself into British culture, but how did it happen?

The writer spoke with PEOPLE at the Feb. 12 premiere of ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ Helen Fielding will always be a fan of Renée Zellweger. The Bridget Jones’s Diary author ...

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As the story begins, Bridget is a sadder and wiser woman. She still mourns the loss of beloved husband Mark Darcy (Colin ...

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It looks like the literary sensation might be returning to our screens in the near future, based on what writer Helen Fielding is cooking up. There’s likely not a single one of us that has gone ...

both being accustomed to disappointing their parents and being treated as freaks by society,” she told us from the pages of Helen Fielding’s novel. And it wasn’t just society that treated ...

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It touches upon topics like workplace sexual harassment, which was lightly treated in the films, leading Helen Fielding to admit that the original movie might not be producible in today's climate.

Helen Fielding is well-known as the author of the Bridget Jones novels, which have been adapted into the popular film series. A fourth film called Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, adapted from ...