When she first appeared, in newspaper columns written by the British journalist Helen Fielding during the mid-1990s, the 30-something Bridget was claimed as a totem of womanhood at the time: a calorie-counting,

The bunny girl outfit, the Christmas jumper, the penguin pyjamas and — the ruby slippers of the romcom world — those “absolutely enormous pants”. We’re talking Bridget Jones’s wardrobe, of course. The Chardonnay-swilling character,

Renee Zellweger will always be attached to the character of Bridget Jones as she plays the role for what appears set to be the final time in 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy'.