Helen Fielding

Helen Fielding was born in Yorkshire and lives in London. She worked for several years for the BBC and now writes for various national newspapers.

Helen Fielding began writing in the guise of Bridget Jones in a column in The Independent newspaper. Its popularity led her to create a novel based on Bridget's diary. Both hilarious and acutely perceptive, the book struck a chord with women everywhere and achieved cult status, topping the best-seller lists for weeks on end. Fans of Bridget Jones were delighted when the sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, was published in 2000. Both Bridget Jones novels were made into major Hollywood movies, with actress Renee Zellweger starring as its hapless heroine.

Her first novel, Cause Celeb was published by Picador in 1994.

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