Renée Zellweger teases FOURTH Bridget Jones movie to follow Helen Fielding's next book... as she admits she took an acting break because she was 'bored'
We cheered her on as the imperfect yet hilarious Bridget Jones who found herself torn between the honourable Mark Darcy and the charming Daniel Cleaver.
And Renée Zellweger, 50, gave fans hope as she hinted a fourth Bridget Jones film could be on the cards when she appeared on Lorraine's Tuesday segment.
The actress, who took a six-year break from Hollywood because she was 'bored' of herself, admitted Helen Fielding has already penned the next book.
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She's back! Renée Zellweger teased FOURTH Bridget Jones movie to follow Helen Fielding's next book on Lorraine on Tuesday as she admitted she took an acting break because she was 'bored'
Asked about the speculation, she said: 'I don't know. I know Helen's written the book. It means there's a possibility.'
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The latest movie Bridget Jones's Baby saw the character we've known and loved break up with her barrister beau (Colin Firth), have a one-night stand with an American tech mogul (Patrick Dempsey), have a baby and get back with Mark.
Also the smooth and silver tongued Daniel was killed off after Hugh Grant bowed out of filming the movie but producers pulled off his absence perfectly.
Could it be true? The actress, who took a six-year break from Hollywood because she was 'bored' of herself, admitted Helen Fielding has already penned the next book
It's a long love: We cheered her on as the imperfect yet hilarious Bridget Jones who found herself torn between the honourable Mark Darcy and the charming Daniel Cleaver
Fans loved the tongue-in-cheek funeral scene where all the women he had bedded could recite the very same poem he had wooed them with.
Viewers had waited 12 years after the second film for the third installment which proved to be a great success.
Renée first took on the role in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary opposite Grant and Firth and three years later, the follow-up Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason hit screens.
Fans related to Bridget as she fell madly in love with two very different men, made a few mistakes a long the way before she found her happily ever after with the decent human rights barrister.
What's happening? Asked about the speculation, she said: 'I don't know. I know Helen's written the book. It means there's a possibility'
Hilarious: The latest movie Bridget Jones's Baby saw the character we've known and loved break up with her barrister beau (Colin Firth), have a one-night stand w
Los Angeles-based television personality Ross King claimed the Brits like to claim Renée as their own because of her iconic Bridget Jones role which saw her gain 30lbs for the role and master a British accent.
The award-winning actress confessed it is always like a 'homecoming' when she returns to the role of Bridget and to the UK.
She elaborated: 'I feel like it's a homecoming when I come back [to the UK]. I love it.
Truth telling: The award-winning actress confessed it is always like a 'homecoming' when she returns to the role of Bridget and to the UK
Happy: Renée first took on the role in 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary opposite Grant and Firth and three years later, the follow-up Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason hit screens
Following her phenomenal success as an actress since breaking into the industry in 1996, the blonde bombshell took time away from the spotlight in 2010.
The actress explained her six-year Hollywood hiatus
She said: 'You reach a point doing a thing for a long time and I've had some extraordinary experiences. It's time to learn things.
'You can't be a good storyteller if you can't relate to other people's experiences because you've spent so long doing the same thing.
Moved on: Following her phenomenal success as an actress since breaking into the industry in 1996, the blonde bombshell took time away from the spotlight in 2010
'I loved my work but I was bored with myself. I needed to evolve a little bit. You only live once.'
In January last year, Renée enthused she would 'love' to reprise the part of Bridget because she is 'so much fun' and there is 'always going to be some drama'.
She told The Daily Record: 'I really hope so. I do. I love her. She’s so much fun. I really like the place she is at in her life, but it’s Bridget and there’s always going to be some drama.
'She’s so perfectly imperfect. It was really special to see her so welcomed and loved after such a long time away because it can go either way. This could have been the one I was finally found out on.'
Good life: In January last year, Renée enthused she would 'love' to reprise the part of Bridget because she is 'so much fun' and there is 'always going to be some drama'
