Will the new Bridget Jones movie finally shed the weight obsession?
It's been over 20 years since Bridget Jones insisted she was fat on the silver screen. Now, there's a fourth movie in the works with Renée Zellweger back in the title role. But as excitement builds around Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, many fans of the series want to know: will the fat-shaming finally stop?
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![Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger poses in front of a poster of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason during a press conference in Taipei, Dec. 3 2004. Zellweger said putting on weight for her comic Bridget Jones character was easier than putting aside her modesty to make some of the most hilarious scenes in the film. A woman in jeans and a black top poses in front of a movie poster](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7169225.1712757809!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bridget-jones.jpg)
It's been over 20 years since Bridget Jones insisted she was fat on the silver screen. Now, there's a fourth movie in the works with Renée Zellweger back in the title role. But as excitement builds around Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, many fans of the series want to know: will the fat-shaming finally stop?