Bridget Jones

Bridget Jones is a fictional character created by Helen Fielding, first appearing in a 1995 newspaper column and later in novels and films.

She's a single British woman navigating romance, career, and self-improvement while chronicling her struggles with weight, alcohol units, and cigarettes.

The name has become shorthand for a relatable everywoman fumbling through modern dating and adult life: I had a real Bridget Jones moment when I showed up to the party in the wrong outfit.

Opposites
romantic protagonist archetype

Bridget JonesJames Bond

British intelligence agent

Don Juan · Don Draper · Elizabeth Bennet · Scarlett O'Hara · Casanova

female character composure

Bridget JonesGrace Kelly

Actress turned Monegasque royalty

Jackie Kennedy · Mary Poppins · ice queen · femme fatale · Michelle Obama

relationship approach

Bridget Jonesman-eater

Beast that hunts humans

femme fatale · ice queen · player · commitment-phobe · emotionally unavailable

Family

bridge, bridges, bridged, bridging, bridgework, Jones, jonesing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG