Inside Renée Zellweger's life in and out of the spotlight after Bridget Jones London premiere - The Standard looks back on her life and career as the Bridget Jones film is released next month

It now seems absurd to imagine that anybody but Renee Zellweger could play the role of Bridget Jones on the big screen. She is due to portray the relatable diarist once again in this year's Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — 24 years after the first film had us all belting out All By Myself in our pyjamas — and we wouldn't have anybody else in the

Mad About the Boy has been billed as the final film in the series - but speaking at the London premiere its star says she is hoping that is not the case.