LONDON \u2013 Bridget Jones<\/a> has joined the likes of Mary Poppins, Harry Potter and other beloved film characters with her own statue in London’s Leicester Square.<\/p>\n Oscar winner Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/a>, who played the title character in all four “Bridget Jones” films,<\/a> attended an unveiling of the statue Monday, Nov. 17. The singular honor celebrates 25 years since the first movie, “Bridget Jones’ Diary,” was released.<\/p>\n “It’s pretty crazy. It’s kind of strange. It’s not something that you \u2026 ever expect. \u2026 It’s quite a surprise,” Zellweger<\/a> told Reuters at the unveiling.<\/p>\n A general view of the “Bridget Jones” Scenes In The Square Statue at Leicester Square on Nov. 17, 2025, in London.<\/p>\n Every ‘Bridget Jones’ movie, <\/strong>definitively ranked (even ‘Mad About the Boy’)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Asked what she made of the statue, which depicts Bridget with her hair tied back, dressed in a mini skirt and holding a pen and diary, she said: “I mean, she’s adorable \u2026 she’s really cute. Looks like Bridget to me.”<\/p>\n Author Helen Fielding<\/a> created the character of Bridget Jones more than 30 years ago for a newspaper column that detailed Bridget’s love life. Her first book, “Bridget Jones’s’ Diary” was published in 1996 and three more followed.<\/p>\n The inaugural book was then turned into a 2001 film, with Hugh Grant<\/a> and Colin Firth starring alongside Zellweger<\/a>, as her two contrasting potential lovers. The movie became a cult classic, popular around the holidays, and an indelible part of the romantic comedy canon.<\/p>\n Renee Zellweger and Helen Fielding attend the “Bridget Jones” Scenes In The Square Statue Unveiling at Leicester Square on Nov. 17, 2025, in London.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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