Bridget Jones was the perfect scrappy heroine – how can Gen Z possibly relate?
The IndependentThere is only one place I intend to be this Valentine’s – and that’s firmly ensconced in a cinema, with wine and a bevy of girlfriends to watch the opening night of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. Mirroring Bridget, over the next decade I engaged in Nineties excess and ambitious career paths; chasing – or warding off – disreputable young men, while trying to nurture a glittering career in a male-dominated media world. I love the fact we hear every day of 50 and 40-something women celebrating hot sex with young toy boys, life on dating apps, enjoying life after children – and even after divorce. We may celebrate body positive advertising and body positive influencers – and as parents we are far more attuned to telling young girls they are clever, rather than focusing on their looks – but young women appear more body conscious than ever.
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