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Is Bridget Jones’ Darcy based on Keir Starmer?

Author Helen Fielding has discussed bringing her heroine to a Gen Z audience, and whether Bridget Jones’ Darcy was based on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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UK

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How Jamie Foxx got Cameron Diaz back in the spotlight

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The Wiggles’ Tree of Wisdom dances BBC off air

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Bob Harris announces Johnnie Walker’s death live on Radio 2

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Watch: Gavin & Stacey cast recall filming first episode nightclub scene

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