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Hugh Grant: 'Renee Zellweger's Bridget Jones casting seemed like a stretch at first' - The Number One magazine feat. news, reviews, movie trailers, cinema, DVDs, interviews + film & movie gossip UK & worldwide.
It's one of the most beloved rom-coms of all time. But Hugh Grant says he wasn't initially sure Renee Zellweger was right to play Bridget Jones, a British character based off writer Helen Fielding's books. The English actor, 60, admitted he first thought the casting choice was a 'stretch' while opening up for the new documentary Being Bridget Jones. 'A stretch': Hugh Grant wasn't convinced Texan Renee Zellweger would play Brit Bridget Jones before they started working together of the 2001 rom-com Bridget Jones' Diary. He's seen in January 2020 above 'There was a whole scandal about why isn...
Advertisement “I didn’t know Renée Zellweger, and a Texan playing a British character, it did seem like a stretch,” Grant continued. The actor added that Zellweger’s first attempt was “good” but also sounded like Princess Margaret, which he described as “startling”. “She was told to kind of, well she thought she better loosen it up a bit,” he added. “Then she came in and it was Princess Margaret having had a stroke. But a week later it was bang on.”
How much is Bridget Jones’s flat worth today? While Bridget’s flat may look messy and dingy in the films, the flat would actually be worth a huge amount today. Back in the early 2000s, Borough Market wasn’t quite the hub of activity it is today. The flat, located above a pub, would have sold for around £190,000, according to Time Out Magazine. Bridget Jones's home: Above the fireplace, a round mirror can be seen along with framed photos (Image: YOUTUBE Universal Pictures) READ MORE However, nowadays, the flat would be worth almost ten times that according to an estate agents.
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