I chat to the star of Bridget Jones’s Baby about why she chose to return to her most famous role, the perils of premieres, the pitfalls of social media and what she’s been up to for the last six years. 

As irrefutable proof that you are old now, it’s been 12 years since the last Bridget Jones film was released. 15 years since the first. 

In that time, much has occurred. The popular discourse surrounding feminism and the role of the single woman in society has evolved. Also, Renée Zellweger went away for a while, taking a six-year sojourn from acting that was interrupted only by some unpleasant and judgemental reporting about her appearance at a red carpet event.

But now Bridget, and Renée, are back for Bridget Jones’s Baby.