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It’s complicated! The cultural legacy of Bridget Jones

It’s complicated! The cultural legacy of Bridget Jones

Update: 2024-11-17

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Bridget Jones is coming back to the big screen for a fourth time with 'Mad About the Boy’. But is this return something to celebrate? Writer Aoife Barry looks at the legacy of this very ‘90s character.

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It’s complicated! The cultural legacy of Bridget Jones

It’s complicated! The cultural legacy of Bridget Jones

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