Is Bridget Jones still relevant 25 years on?
Love her or loathe her, Bridget Jones is here to stay. Fans of, and newcomers to, the 30-something chardonnay-swilling singleton can shortly bag a 25th anniversary edition of Bridget Jones's Diary, with added extracts from author Helen Fielding's early journalism and musings about Bridget Jones in the 21st century. Millions of copies of the original, based on Jane Austen's novel Pride And Prejudice and evolved from Fielding's columns in The Independent newspaper, have been sold globally, spawning three further books and three film adaptations starring Renee Zellweger as Bridget and Coli...