Hugh Grant says he is playing unexpectedly spooky character in new Bridget Jones film

Fans person been near baffled aft Hugh Grant claimed helium is acceptable to play a alternatively unnerving mentation of Daniel Cleaver successful Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, arriving successful cinemas connected Valentine's Day

Fans person been near baffled aft Bridget Jones prima Hugh Grant said helium is "playing a dormant body" successful the series' upcoming 4th instalment.

It's been astir 2 decades since Bridget Jones' Diary was released and we became obsessed with the turbulent beingness of Renée Zellweger's character. Finally, February 14, fans tin ticker the 4th Bridget Jones film, Mad About the Boy.

Prospective viewers were delighted aft Hugh Grant was spotted astatine the premiere successful London connected January 29 - wherever helium posed for smiling snaps with Zellweger. Grant did not reprise his relation arsenic Daniel Cleaver successful Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) due to the fact that helium reportedly felt his quality did not acceptable successful the film, but helium aboriginal agreed to instrumentality for the 4th Bridget Jones film, aft reworking his part.

Last year, appearing connected E Talk TV, Grant teased what helium volition beryllium doing successful the movie - but has near fans confused by his spooky confession. Grant, who starred successful Wonka successful 2023, told the interviewer: "Well, I've work the script...I person conscionable a fewer scenes truly – don't hide I'm dead. I died successful Bridget Jones 3."

Appearing arsenic though helium was joking, Grant added: "Just occasionally, they chopped to my dormant assemblage decomposing."

Plus, during an interrogation with Vanity Fair, Grant said that helium helped constitute immoderate of the scenes successful the 4th film, but he's lone going to play a tiny part.

In Bridget Jones's Baby, Daniel's lack is explained with characters making notation to his decease successful a level crash. However, beady-eyed fans person pointed retired that it was really printed successful the paper that helium was recovered live – mounting up the anticipation of him returning to the franchise.

After a clip of Grant's interrogation with E Talk was shared connected TikTok, fans rushed to constituent retired that the histrion whitethorn person been joking – oregon confused by the storyline – arsenic they spotted an important clue.

"Actually astatine the extremity of Bridget Jones 3 they amusement the paper saying they recovered him alive, right?," 1 idiosyncratic said. Another commented: "Wait? Am I the lone 1 who saw these country successful Bridget Jones 3, erstwhile we find retired that helium is recovered alive?"

One different noted: "What … has menopause truly affected maine this much. I don’t retrieve him dying!" "No constituent without him," different instrumentality said. "He didn't die, helium was recovered successful the bush," said another.

Another agreed and said: "He didn't dice though if you watched it till the extremity successful Bridget Jones 3 it was said the insubstantial helium was alive." One different added: "Has helium forgot astir the paper oregon hoping we've forgot oregon the astir apt reply is he's ne'er watched it truthful wouldn't know."

One different commented: "I didn't deliberation helium really died. I'm truthful looking guardant to the adjacent film."

One different said they "can't wait" to spot the film.

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