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On the wall opposite their parents' bed is a portrait of Cathy Swire's (top inset) big sister Flora (right). For the majority of Cathy's life, it has been the first thing they see in the morning and the last thing they see at night. It was painted soon after Flora's death, when she was just 23. Cathy, not yet 21, had been with Flora before she died, waving her off at Heathrow before she boarded a flight to New York to spend the Christmas of 1988 with her boyfriend. The Pan Am Flight 103 plane exploded 38 minutes after take-off. A bomb in the hold killed all 259 on board, and a further 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history, and Cathy describes the hell that rained down on her family as their own 'Hiroshima or Nagasaki'. You get the sense that the bomb might as well have exploded under Cathy's own feet. 'Flora and I were woven together anyway, but I do feel that when someone that close dies, you die with them,' she says.

Bridget's obsession with losing weight will be 'played down' in the film after protests she might be a bad influence. She takes up Zumba and as a healthy size 10 won't panic over putting on a pound or two, as she has done before. 'We will be more reflective of what people think about body image these days,' said a source involved with the film. 'Letting go of Bridget's weight obsession is seen as the right thing to do.' It is thought to be the first time that Renee Zellweger has not put on pounds for the role.

Work has started at grade 1-listed Wentworth Woodhouse, the dilapidated stately pile with as many rooms as there are days in the year - a mansion which makes Buckingham Palace look like a tiddler. Ensuite rooms in the 'Bedlam' wing will offer a luxury night's sleep, a sumptuous breakfast fry-up and a chance to revel in one of the finest houses in Britain, which, after many uncertain years and a fair number of scandals, is now the object of a £200 million restoration programme planned over several decades.

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It's one of Renee Zellwegger's career defining roles. But Bridget Jones could have been played by none other than Toni Colette - but she turned it down. The Australian actress, 51, was offered the role of the British heroine in Bridget Jones' Diary but decided it wasn't for her.

As Bridget Jones 4 has been confirmed FEMAIL looks at the murkier side to the franchise-Bridget's weight.The character was routinely fat-shamed for appearing as an average-sized woman in the first two films in 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary (left) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004 (centre) before reaching her 'ideal weight' in third film Bridget Jones's Baby in 2016 (right) While Renee Zellweger 'dramatic transformation' to play the part made headlines in the past, despite weighing just over 61 kg. Which led many to have wondered if the new lick will finally drop the fat-shaming?

Bridget Jones fans have vowed to boycott the upcoming fourth movie if beloved character Mark Darcy isn't included.  The noughties romcoms defined a generation, with millions of women identifying with protagonist Bridget, who worried about her weight, her bad habits of smoking and drinking and whether she'd ever find a partner.  Adapted from Helen Fielding's novels, the movies saw Bridget - played by Renee Zellwegger - navigate several love triangles, mainly with Mark [Colin Firth] and Daniel Cleaver [Hugh Grant].

The caller to Cape Cod's emergency services had an unmistakable British accent. 'My husband appears to have fallen down a flight of stairs,' Lady Alexandra Walmsley told the operator early one morning in August 2022.' "There's blood everywhere." Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley, with his arms crossed under his body, was discovered dead on the tiled basement floor at the rented house on Pleasant Street, East Dennis, on the picturesque Massachusetts peninsula where he and his second wife spent the past three summers.

Colin Firth and Hugh Grant, both 63, have accepted to be in part of the fourth - and most likely final - Bridget Jones film, which will premiere in London in May and will star Renee Zellweger. According to reports, the directors are ecstatic" that they have both agreed to appear in the film. According to one insider, it would not have been the same without them: 'Both men are extremely in demand, so making everything come together feels like a great coup.' However, these two guys will be involved in any rollercoaster rides in Bridget.'

Dr. Jim Swire (left), a more than three decades old, has attempted to live up to his daughter's memory by pursuing a dogged search for the truth. When Pan Am Flight 103 exploded and plummeted out of the atmosphere over Lockerbie's tiny Scottish town, it was just seconds before Christmas 1988. Flora (bottom) was one of the 259 passengers and crew who died either immediately or shortly after the bomb that was hidden in a suitcase was discovered dead. When the plane's wreckage struck their homes, a further 11 people were killed. Jim, who was working as a GP when his 23-year-old daughter was killed, has long believed that the man behind the bombing, Libyan former intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was innocent. He visited him shortly before his death in 2012 and was told by the cancer sufferer: "I am going to a place where I can see Flora soon." 'I'll tell her that my father is my friend.' In a recent Sky drama about the disaster, Jim is supposed to be played by Colin Firth (inset top). Firth was seen on stage earlier this week amid a mock plane crash.

Pan Am flight 103 exploded in 1988 over Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board. Another 11 people were killed after the wreckage wreaked havoc on their homes. Now, dramatic photographs show how the disaster was recreated using thousands of aircraft parts as filming for a new drama resumes. The photographs depict the parts of strewn along streets in Bathgate, which is about 80 miles from Lockerbie. After his 24-year-old daughter Flora was killed in the bombing, British actor Colin Firth plays Dr Jim Swire, who became a campaigner for victims' families. Firth was seen on set today sporting a dark suit and black tie as he walked among the mock wreckage.

He's the youngest child of the late King and Prince Phillip, who spent many years in the shadow of his older brothers and sister who were more prominent. However, although his siblings have been rattled by scandals and marriage break-ups, Prince Edward has pressed on with his duties, loyal, and popular wife Sophie by his side. We have 60 amazing facts about the man known in royal circles as'steady Eddie,' in honor of his 60th birthday.'

Millions of viewers are swooning over their television sets in the 1990s, including Colin Firth's famous 'wet shirt' scene in Pride and Prejudice. The white shirt, which is based on Firth's Mr Darcy, is expected to go on public display. Mr Darcy emerges dripping from a lake after an impromptu swim before rushing into his love interest Elizabeth Bennet, played by Jennifer Ehle. At an auction on Tuesday, the garment sold for £25,000 - more than double the estimated price. The Bankfield Museum, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, has been named as the country's youngest museum, and it intends to have the shirt on display as soon as possible. The wet shirt scene, filmed at Lyme Park, Cheshire, for the 1995 BBC adaptation, never featured in Jane Austen's book but became one of the most famous television moments of all time and turned Firth, now 63, into a sex symbol

The Mail On Sunday, Renee Zellweger is returning to London to film her fourth outing as Bridget Jones. Bridget, a single mother of two who is now 51 years old, will search for love online in this new instalment, according to dating applications and social media. Am I the only one whose heart sank when they heard this news? I doubt it, but not among Gen Z. The Bridget Jones parody has been rather boring, as far as we're concerned. Bridget, the perceived cult killer to our mothers, is the face of all those unhealthy habits that have long held women back.

A wet shirt worn by Colin Firth of Pride and Prejudice sold at auction for a whopping £25,000. In the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, the piece of clothing was made popular after Mr Darcy strode out of a lake wearing it. The famous photo turned Firth into a sex symbol and also escalated the shirt's selling price 30 years later, after auctioneers predicted it would be sold for between £7,000 and £10,000. On Tuesday, the shirt was one of more than 60 costumes from film and television, with all proceeds going to charity. The auction featured costumes curated by Cosprop, a costume house established by Oscar-winning designer John Bright. Madonna, Margot Robbie, and Johnny Depp's outfits were all included in the Kerry Taylor Auction.

Helen Fielding's much-loved diarist with the complicated love life is set for another outing at the box office, with Bridget Jones 4 currently in pre-production. However, 23 years since Bridget first appeared on television, it's likely that her physical appearance would not be scrutinized the same way this time around. Renee Zellweger, a Hollywood actress who has appeared on Bridget, told The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2016 that losing the weight she gained to play her was the most interesting of her concern. (Pictured: Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones) Inset right: promoting the first film in 2001)

GUY ADAMS: Seven young men blasted their way into Riccado, a family-owned men's fashion store in Chiswick's wealthy West London suburb. Each wore a black, hooded top, and had to conceal his face with a scarf or surgical mask. Having gained access to the store, they swaggered to the back of the store and began aggressively pulling high-end puffer jackets off a clothing rack.

Bridget Jones, a one-time singleton, is back, according to the Mail on Sunday. In May, 23 years after Helen Fielding's heroine first appeared on the silver screen, a fourth film will begin filming in London. Pre-production is also underway. Renee Zellweger will reprise in the lead role and is already looking for a home to live in while in the United Kingdom, according to a report. The new film follows eight years after the last installment, Bridget Jones' Baby, which saw her raising young children as a single mother while navigating social media and dating services.

On Friday, Colin Firth continued filming Lockerbie and portraying Dr. Jim Swire, as he sported Jim's coveted 'State Must Be Known' badge. Jim, 88, the father of one of the 270 victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, was first seen in character in mid-February and has played Jim, 67, the father of one of the 88 victims. Colin wore a blue shirt, a cream jumper, a tartan tie, a smart double-breasted coat, and carried a thoughtful black briefcase. Flora Swire, Jim's daughter who was on her way to the United States to spend Christmas with her boyfriend when the Libyan terrorists blew up her plane, was pictured at the back of Colin's briefcase. The Lockerbie bombing, named after the Scottish town of the same name, is the deadliest terrorist attack in the United Kingdom's history.

In the city's town center, photos depict the prop plane being surrounded by cones and tarpaulin. It has been praised for its similarity to the original Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over the town in Dumfries and Galloway, 40 minutes into its flight from London to New York on December 21, 1988. Since both are currently filming in the city, it is unclear if the prop was used for either the Carnival Films/Peacock/Sky Studios series or the BBC/Netflix version.

Mr Darcy's white shirt as he emerged dripping from a lake was key to one of television history's most famous scenes. Now, almost three decades after the original appearance of Pride and Prejudice on TV in 1995 that left legions of female viewers swooning, the famous jacket might be yours. Last night, Cosprop, a costume house established by Oscar and Bafta-winning designer John Bright in 1965, and Kerry Taylor Auctions revealed that the shirt is going under the hammer with a bid of £7,000 to £10,000 in a charity auction. The Mail has learned that it is one of seven such shirts produced for Firth for the filming of his smouldering post-swim encounter with Jennifer Ehle's Elizabeth Bennet in the hit series. He is said to have wore each of them at some point during filming. Multiple iterations of the shirt were produced as it was worn in wet and dry scenes, as well as in the case of re-takes, according to Cosprop's general manager Chris Garlick.

Colin Firth appeared in Linlithgow on Thursday for the first time on the set of the forthcoming Sky disaster drama Lockerbie. In the film, a doctor who lost his daughter, Flora, in the 1988 Lockerbie terror atrocity, the actor, 63, is playing Dr Jim Swire. Pan Am Flight 103 exploded in Dumfries-And-Gloway, 40 minutes into its flight from London to New York on December 21, extending the town.

EMILY PRESCOTT: Few of us like getting older, but Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes seems to despise it more than others. The 53-year-old tells me, 'I hate ageing.' The aging actress, who has been barred from showing her youthful appearance, is determined to keep her youthful appearance and reveals her secrets of keeping time at bay: "I have had Botox in the past but only twice.' It's out and then I forget about it. I have a lot of facial hair and I think I'm fit.' The Loose Women regular shared openly how the encroaching menopause was taking its toll, particularly on her sleep last year.

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