LONDON:

'Bridget Jones' has joined the ranks of 'Mary Poppins', 'Harry Potter', and other iconic film characters with her own statue in London's Leicester Square.

Oscar winner Renee Zellweger, who has played Bridget in all four films, attended Monday's unveiling, marking 25 years since the release of the first movie, 'Bridget Jones' Diary'.

"It's pretty crazy. It's kind of strange. It's not something you... ever expect... it's quite a surprise," Zellweger told Reuters. Asked about the statue, which depicts Bridget with her hair tied back, wearing a mini skirt and holding a pen and diary, she said: "I mean, she's adorable... she's really cute. Looks like Bridget to me."

Author Helen Fielding created Bridget Jones more than 30 years ago for a newspaper column exploring the character's lo

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