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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 15, 2022
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    These actors received initial backlash over their casting in now-iconic roles

    It is not uncommon for people to achieve something despite criticism from the rest of the world. This can happen in all areas: on a personal ...
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  • Helen Mirren
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    February 27, 2022
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    Duke star Jim Broadbent has a dig at Nadine Dorries as he defends BBC licensing fees: ‘Culture Secretary… if you can call it that’ | Ents & Arts News

    Jim Broadbent said he would defend the BBC “to the end” against the abolition of the license fee. The British actor, whose latest film The Duke ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    February 18, 2022
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    “Not all women are narcissists – some of us are sociopaths!”

    Yet that is what makes her so compelling as a writer. Once again, Rachel is her 15th novel, and once again it deals with the harshness ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    February 4, 2022
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    Bridget Jones star Renee Zellweger looks unrecognizable in her head-to-toe costume for her new role

    Bridget Jones star Renee Zellweger put two rocks on for her film roles but has since opted for a “big suit”, leaving her unrecognizable for fans ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    January 31, 2022
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    Should you stream it or skip it? What does our review say?

    Based on the novels by Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones is a series of British romantic comedy films starring Renne Zellweger in the lead. The three films, ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    January 29, 2022
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    5 Best Amazon Movies This Weekend: Needle in a Timestack

    It’s the last weekend of January and Amazon has plenty to keep you entertained. There’s a massive list of great Amazon movies to choose from. This ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    January 25, 2022
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    11 of the best British romance films

    Published: 10:39 am January 25, 2022 Update: 10:44 am January 25, 2022 As Valentine’s Day approaches, there’s nothing quite like snuggling up on the couch and ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    December 30, 2021
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    BBC Two: Viewers of Bridget Jones’ Diary call it “utter nonsense” as they compare the characters to “Keir Starmer” while others say it is a “masterpiece”

    The word “classic” is often used when it comes to British films, especially at this time of year. But there is one movie that we can ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    December 24, 2021
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    what is the best Christmas movie?

    Every year we all get lost in the magic of Christmas and a big part of the holiday fun comes from the sheer number of movies ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    November 20, 2021
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    Jane Austen’s 16 Best Film and TV Adaptations, From Bride and Prejudice to Clueless

    There are so many adaptations of Jane Austen for film and television that it’s hard to keep up. But which ones are good? Last year, Autumn ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    November 17, 2021
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    Review “Being Me”: a personal report that will resonate with many readers

    Don’t judge a book by its cover, they say. We take a step forward and say, don’t judge content by style. Being me is written in ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    October 8, 2021
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    Fun literary festival now underway in the Wakefield neighborhood

    A 50th anniversary celebration of the popular classic children’s picture book “The Tiger Who Came to Take Tea” is at the Pontefract Library. WordFest, hosted by ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    October 1, 2021
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    Top 10 Book Titles That Are Tributes To Previous Books

    Thanks to Tom Harris for this one. He was reading Denis MacShane’s new book, Should work always lose?, a reference to Should the work lose?, by ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    September 30, 2021
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    Ex-KGB agent, Poisoned Tea and King & Spalding lawyer demand justice

    King & Spalding legal offices in Manhattan, New York. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly If James Bond were a lawyer, his practice might resemble that of Ben ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    September 24, 2021
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    How Darcy-mania actually took hold in the hearts of many – Edexlive

    Mr. Darcy | (Photo: Flickr) If you know what Darcy-mania is, you may be familiar with the importance of the date September 24, 1995. The day ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    September 23, 2021
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    Sir Keir Starmer’s “Ten Commandments” to Make the UK Turn Left

    He already said it Divine Giulio Andreotti, in a political formula that is as Italian as it is universal: “Power wears out those who do not ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    September 7, 2021
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    Bay Area Reporter :: ‘Alec’

    Over the past two decades, a popular literary trend has been modern tales of classic novels, whether updating them or telling them from a different character ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    September 6, 2021
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    Hollywood rewind | Bridget Jones Diary: Renee Zellweger Shines in Pride and Prejudice

    It’s not everyday that a modern adaptation of a classic story works wonders for critics and the general public. A film that has not only managed ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    September 4, 2021
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    Man with a funny plan

    Qi Hang opens the Humor bookstore, the first bookstore on such a theme in China. [Photo provided to China Daily] As Chinese society is developing rapidly, ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    August 24, 2021
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    The best romantic movies of all time to binge right now

    What’s your idea of ​​spending a rainy afternoon? A few might want to curl up with a book or play video games. Other people can spend ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    July 22, 2021
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    The Edinburgh Film Festival will host a huge open-air cinema that you can visit for free

    The cinema goes outdoors this summer as the Edinburgh Film Festival announces its new screen in St Andrews Square. As life begins to return to normal, ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 24, 2021
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    Renee Zellweger and TV presenter Ant Anstead ‘dating’ after marriage ends

    Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger to date Ant Anstead after split from second wife Christina Haack Renee Zellweger is reportedly dating TV presenter Ant Anstead. The Bridget ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 19, 2021
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    “’Don’t do that,’ he warned me. “Don’t buckle up until we have the keys in our hands.”

    When I was a teenager, much of my reading material was stolen from my mother’s bedside locker. It was there that I discovered Maeve Binchy for ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 11, 2021
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    Life is a Picnic – Erie Reader

    Liz Allen Pack a picnic, read a book. The Erie County Library will add more picnic tables at Blasco, the main library, and will also install ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 10, 2021
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    How to follow your instincts. The rise (and the rupture) of the intuitive… | by Ruby Tandoh | June 2021

    The rise (and disruption) of intuitive eating Photo: Asnim Ansari / Unsplash Iimagine yourself, if you will, in the midst of the exquisite food chaos of ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 5, 2021
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    What’s up ? 10 best TV and streaming tips for Saturday

    The best watches tonight include a Tina Turner party on BBC Two, The Masked Dancer Final, a Beat The Chasers Celebrity Special, Three Days That Shook ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 4, 2021
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    Jenna Bush Hager shares her 10 favorite vacation reads

    June marks the official start of summer – and with warmer weather arriving and travel returning, many of us are eager to go on (well-deserved) vacations. ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 3, 2021
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    To Kill A Mockingbird voted UK readers’ most inspiring book of all time

    Pictured: To Kill A Mockingbird voted UK readers’ most inspiring book of all time To Kill a Mockingbird has been hailed as the most inspiring book ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    June 1, 2021
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    Amazon Literary Partnership announces that NGOs will receive support in 2021

    Amazon UK announced this year’s recipients as part of the Amazon Literary Partnership. Now in its second year in the UK, the Amazon Literary Partnership has ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    May 24, 2021
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    Give me ! Give me ! Give me ! Books like MAMMA MIA!

    This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I have been looking for books like Mom Mia! ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    May 21, 2021
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    The 7 best rom-coms on Netflix UK in 2019 because there is nothing worse than settling for a Dud

    Whether you’re spending a cozy evening with your significant other or snuggling up on the couch alone with a glass of chardonnay, there’s nothing better than ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    May 16, 2021
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    Top 12: As Kristen Stewart’s Diana splits critics, Chrissie Russell counts down highly unlikely castings

    12. Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen (Twilight, 2008) It might be hard to believe now, but Pattinson wasn’t a popular choice for the bloodsucker. Fans of ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    May 13, 2021
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    25 years of life with Bridget Jones

    Disclaimer: All of the characters and events depicted in this play are completely non-fictional. Any resemblance to an event or a real person is deliberate. The ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    May 3, 2021
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    12 literary heroines we love

    Great female characters, like the great women you meet in real life, can change your perception of what’s possible. They can inspire you to take risks, ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 30, 2021
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    Did Bridget Jones Make Us Hate Our Bodies?

    “I can confidently say that the years of destroyed self-esteem that I experienced because of my body are due to the culture and media of the ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 22, 2021
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    10 Movie Facts You Didn’t Know About Bridget Jones Diary.

    4. The film is based on the novel by Helen Fielding, which is taken from an anonymous column. Bridget Jones Diary is based on the 1996 ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 20, 2021
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    Colin Firth breaks down infamous ‘Bridget Jones’ fight scene | Anglophenia

    (Photo: Getty Images) This year marks the author’s 25th birthday Helen fieldingof Bridget Jones Diary hitting the book shelves. The story was brought to the big ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 18, 2021
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    Best movies of 2001

    Remember the year 2001. A python-clad Britney Spears topped the charts, Apple unveiled the very first edition of the iPod, and some of the biggest movies ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 17, 2021
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    Interview with Helen Fielding: ‘It’s amazing to me that Bridget Jones is still in discussion’

    Matthew Eisman via Getty ImagesHelen fielding “It’s extraordinary to me that Bridget Jones, whom I started to write casually as an anonymous newspaper column to make ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 14, 2021
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    Hugh Grant thought Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones was ‘a stretch’

    (Getty Images) It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone else playing Bridget Jones other than Renée Zellweger. However, when the Hollywood star was cast, many wondered whether ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 14, 2021
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    What Critics Said About Renee Zellweger Casting As Bridget Jones: “ Crap American Comedian Playing British Icon ”

    Bridget Jones is widely regarded as Renee Zellweger’s defining role, and a role fans continue to celebrate to this day. But not everyone was so supportive ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 14, 2021
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    Hugh Grant says he thought Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones was ‘a stretch’

    It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone else playing Bridget Jones other than Renée Zellweger. However, when the Hollywood star was cast, many wondered whether an American ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 13, 2021
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    20 secrets from Bridget Jones’ diary will start your day off right

    Stuntmen were used when they crashed out the window, but otherwise the climaxing growl between Mark and Daniel was not choreographed. Firth told the Los Angeles ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 12, 2021
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    women find cads like Daniel Cleaver sexy

    The embarrassing truth for those who think Bridget is a relic of the gravity of things in the ’90s and’ 90s is that Bridget really, really ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 9, 2021
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    We all owe him an apology for the sheer shame

    Imagine your typical single woman, and most of us are likely to conjure up images of Bridget Jones, sitting on the couch, crying in an ice ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 8, 2021
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    Sally Phillips on Bridget Jones’ 20th Anniversary Diary Cancellation

    Sally Philippes, who played Shazza in the classic film Bridget Jones’ Diary spoke about the cancellation of the classic film based on the book of the ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 8, 2021
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    Sally Phillips says Bridget Jones cancellation won’t stop sexual harassment

    Bridget Jones’s Diary star Sally Phillips slams ‘cancellation culture’, saying those who criticize 2001 blockbuster film won’t stop sexual harassment Sally Phillips, 51, who lives in ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 4, 2021
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    Celebrating Bridget Jones 20 years after the film’s release

    “Bridget Jones was a total legend”. These are the words my editor used in his email when we were discussing this article and it’s hard to ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 3, 2021
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    The Ultimate Bangor Literary Tour

    As we enter another month of lockdown, when restrictions may ease, we are still very much confined to the Bangor area. There are a limited number ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 3, 2021
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    20 behind-the-scenes facts about Bridget Jones’s diary

    “I love you very much. Just like you are.” Ding Dong! Bridget Jones Diary, one of the most definitive romantic comedies to debut, officially turns 20! ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 2, 2021
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    What we can still learn from Bridget Jones’ diary about not being ‘perfect’

    It is a universally accepted truth that Bridget Jones’s Diary is one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. It is the first time that ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    April 1, 2021
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    20 Years of Bridget Jones: Why Is She Still Shaping How We View Single Women?

    T hink of the stereotypical single woman, and no doubt Bridget Jones comes to mind. You might remember her in matching flannel pajamas, lip-syncing with Jamie ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 28, 2021
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    Gabrielle admits falling for Colin Firth | Entertainment

    Gabrielle “fell in love” with Colin Firth after writing a song for “Bridget Jones’s Diary”. The 51-year-old singer recorded ‘Out of Reach’ for the film’s soundtrack ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 28, 2021
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    Gabrielle admits to having a crush on Colin Firth

    Gabrielle “fell in love” with Colin Firth after writing a song for “Bridget Jones’s Diary”. The 51-year-old singer recorded ‘Out of Reach’ for the film’s soundtrack ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 16, 2021
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    Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding Joins Beatson Virtual Fundraiser Event

    To mark the book’s 25th anniversary, Scottish broadcaster Kaye Adams will interview Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding for a special virtual fundraising event on Friday the ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 13, 2021
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    Loose Women star Kaye Adams reveals she’s a real life Bridget Jones

    Presenter Kaye Adams has revealed her life mirrored that of Bridget Jones in her early years. The Loose Women star is hosting a virtual party with ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 11, 2021
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    Renée Zellweger went to extremes for the film

    Whenever the best romantic comedies of the 2000s pop up, it probably won’t be long before someone mentions Bridget Jones Diary. The 2001 hit stars Renée ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 9, 2021
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    6 books that changed my life

    Alex lake Caitlin Moran is widely regarded as one of the smartest and funniest writers today, her relentless optimism proving a refreshing alternative to the cynicism ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    March 3, 2021
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    My favorite books to give to your mom on Mother’s Day

    Straight and funny, award-winning journalist, feminist icon and bestselling author Caitlin Moran extols the virtues of motherhood as Mother’s Day approaches. “Motherhood is the biggest unpaid ...
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  • Helen Fielding
    By Christopher D. Bailey
    February 19, 2021
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    February 19 birthdays for Amy Tan, Smokey Robinson, Benicio del Toro

    Amy Tan. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP REMARKABLE PEOPLE BORN THIS DAY include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robinson smoke, who was born in 1940; ...
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