Bridget Jones began her journey as 30-something, overweight singleton and has ended up as a 51-year-old widow struggling to find romance again.
Giving a shocking twist to the life of her beloved character, author Helen Fielding has killed off Bridget Jones' dashing boyfriend Mark Darcy in her new book, something that has angered her army of fans.
Fielding in her new book 'Mad about the Boy' has changed everything for Jones (played by Renee Zellweger in the movie spin-off), who in her last diary was all set to marry Darcy (Colin Firth).
Bridget and Darcy did get married, and they had two children. But they did not live happily ever after as the end of second book 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' in 1999 suggested.
The carefree singleton is now 51, single mother, battling the school run and rediscovering romance with toy boy Roxter while obsessing about her Twitter followers as well as her weight and wrinkles five years after Darcy's death, according to excerpts published in the Sunday Times.
The first Bridget Jones' story, inspired by Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', centred around her two love interests Darcy and her cheating boss Daniel Cleaver as she struggled through her weight and career.
Fielding has denied that the diary was autobiographical but many believe the story comes from her own life.
Currently, 55, Fielding is mother of two children and ended her relationship with television executive Kevin Curran in 2009.
As expected the news has shaken fans of 'Bridget Jones', who have taken to social network to voice their heartbreak and disapproval. But they will be able to know about Darcy's fate only when the book is out on October 10.
"This has ruined my day/week/month/life - Mr Darcy is dead: Bridget Jones returns as a single mother of two."
A fan tweeted: "NOT happy that Mark Darcy is dead in the new Bridget Jones." Another fan Fiona Ufton said: "Noooo! Not Mark Darcy!" Laura Nicholson wrote: "Mr Darcy is dead... How traumatic for Bridget Jones fans."
Twitter user Anne Robinson said, "Mark Darcy is dead. Bridget Jones is a widow!! This is all too much for a lazy Sunday morning.
