Helen Fielding is the creator of Bridget Jones, a fictional 30-something, single woman whose entertaining attempts at making sense of life and love made her a cultural icon. "In the 1990s, if you were a single girl in your 30s there was still this idea that you were going to end up dying alone and being found three weeks later, half eaten by an Alsatian." Bridget first appeared 30 years ago with her big knickers and inedible blue soup in an anonymous, fictional newspaper column. The column went

Initially written anonymously by journalist Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones quickly became a cultural icon, as she tried to make sense of life and love. Witness Hitstory | Listen on BBC Sounds #galentines #valentinesday | BBC Radio 4

Bridget Jones's Diary author, Helen Fielding reveals how it was her strong community of friends who inspired her to write the screenplay for the latest movie 💕🎬 #loosewomen | Loose Women