Actor Renee Zellweger, who returns as Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, says that it’s an interesting thing for a fictional character to navigate through life at the same pace as the people who relate to her. Zellweger, reprising her role as Bridget, shared her experience of returning to the film that reshaped an entire genre, saying, “In the books, on the screen, it feels like you’re having a reunion with your friend.”

The film follows Bridget on a transformative journey filled with unexpected challenges and deep loss. Four years after her husband’s tragic death on a humanitarian mission in Sudan, she navigates the complexities of single motherhood, raising her two children, Billy and Mabel. Juggling career demands, home life, and romantic possibilities while facing the judgment of seemingly perfect school mothers, Bridget leans on her loyal friends for support. Her world takes an unexpected turn with the reappearance of former flame Daniel Cleaver.