First look at London's iconic new Bridget Jones statue in Leicester Square
Bridget’s new bronze statue will join the likes of Mary Poppins and Paddington Bear in Leicester Square.
London’s favourite singleton, Bridget Jones, has been immortalised with a statue in Leicester Square.
The character, played by Renée Zellweger, will join the likes of Paddington Bear, Harry Potter, and Mary Poppins in the city’s iconic cinema district.
It is the latest statue to join Leicester Square’s ‘Scenes in The Square’ trail, which immortalises some of Britain’s most iconic movie characters.
First appearing in Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary before hitting cinema screens in 2001, the chain-smoking, Chardonnay-loving character became an icon for sassy singletons.
Forget Jane Austen’s upright heroines, Bridget was Elizabeth Bennett with a bad date, a bottle of wine and some “absolutely enormous pants.”
The bronze statue was unveiled this morning in Leicester Square in front of several famous faces, including Renée and Helen Fielding.
Sally Philips, who plays Bridget’s f-bomb-loving bestie Shazzer, took the mic for the grand reveal. Sally threw off the blue cover much to the delight of fans and stars of the franchise.
The statue shows Bridget in all her diary-writing glory, wearing her trademark short skirt and boasting a dreamy expression.
The Working Title film franchise has earned nearly $900 million worldwide, with Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy wrapping up the saga earlier this year.