Mad About the Boy sees 51-year-old Bridget dating 29-year-old Roxster played by Leo Woodall. Renée Zellweger has defended her titular character’s relationship with a younger man in the new Bridget Jones film as “nothing new” and said this onscreen trend could mean “social taboos are melting away”.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays her son’s science teacher, and Leo Woodall are in the film as love interests for Bridget. Speaking at the movie’s London premiere, Zellweger spoke about the age gap between her 51-year-old Bridget and Woodall’s 29-year-old Roxster.
“I mean, I think it’s nothing new,” she told Variety. “But maybe the social taboos are melting away… it’s never a bad thing. There’s certain things that we probably don’t need to have opinions about, and where people find love… why would that ever be a problem?”.
“That’s not a bad day at work right there. Talented, wonderful fellas,” she said. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy will be released in cinemas internationally on 12 February 2025 and will be available to stream on Peacock in the US beginning 13 February 2025.
