Before she took over cinemas, Bridget Jones was scribbling away in The Independent. As Mad About the Boy hits screens, we look back at how Helen Fielding’s column became a global phenomenon
How Bridget Jones was born in The Independent newsroom – and became a cultural icon … from the Independent Maira Butt
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