Bridget Jones film to 'play down' her obsession with losing weight - as new ... trends now
Bridget's obsession with losing weight will be 'played down' in the film after protests she might be a bad influence.
She takes up Zumba and as a healthy size 10 won't panic over putting on a pound or two, as she has done before.
'We will be more reflective of what people think about body image these days,' said a source involved with the film.
'Letting go of Bridget's weight obsession is seen as the right thing to do.'
It is thought to be the first time that Renee Zellweger has not put on pounds for the role.
Bridget's obsession with losing weight will be 'played down' in the film after protests she might be a bad influence (pictured: Renee Zellweger as Bridget in Bridget Jones's Diary)
The core premise of Bridget Jones's Diary, the first film in the series, is that Bridget Jones is fat and Renee Zellweger hit the headlines for gaining just over 2st to play the character (pictured: Zellweger in Bridget Jones' Diary in 2001)
Meanwhile, in the second installment, we saw even more of Bridget's preoccupation with her weight, which was linked explicitly to her pursuit of a partner
Bridget was routinely fat-shamed in both the original books by Helen Fielding and the first film, despite weighing just over 61 kg - the same size as the average British woman at the time.
Zellweger gained weight twice to play the size 12 heroine - once in 2001 for Bridget Jones's Diary and again in 2004 for the sequel The Edge of Reason - before her character reached her 'ideal weight' in the third film, albeit briefly before falling pregnant.
The core premise of Bridget Jones's Diary, the first film in the series, is that Bridget is fat and Zellweger hit the headlines for gaining just over two stone to play the character.
The actress admitted to struggling to gain the weight for the role and was reported to be on a 4,000-calorie-per-day diet to reach the target quickly.
She told The New York Times: 'I'd have an omelette
