The fourth film in the franchise has recorded the highest-ever UK opening for a romcom. Amid a sea of puritanical ‘wellness’ influencers, Helen Coffey celebrates the continuing success of a female lead who knows how to kick back, cut loose and, crucially, laugh at herself
I’m so thankful binge-drinking, chain-smoking Bridget Jones was my Noughties role model growing up … from the Independent Helen Coffey
