‘Is Bridget Jones a good role model for Christian women?’

‘Throughout her story, she [Bridget Jones] has always been an advocate for authenticity, staying true to who she is and refusing to change for anyone. Bridget never stood for pretence, even at the most inopportune times, she was always sincere,’ says Sophie Dianne, as she reviews the latest film: Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy.

Bridget Jones’s Diary started life in 1995, as a weekly column in the pages of The Independent, written by journalist Helen Fielding. At the time Fielding worked on the paper’s news desk, until she devised a story that would change the course of her entire career. The column chronicled the life and antics of the fictional Miss Jones; a 30  something ‘singleton’ living in London, desperately trying to make sense of life and love.

A year later, Fielding published her work as a novel, and it has gone on to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide - It is in my mother’s opinion, one of the funniest books she’s ever read. Before being adapted into the popular film franchise, produced by Universal Pictures and Miramax Films.