American actress Renee Zellweger is adored as the iconic and relatable role of Bridget Jones, but before she landed the lead, there were a few other names reportedly 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.

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