Helen Fielding letting go of Bridget Jones

Author Helen Fielding is rumoured to be letting go of the character Bridget Jones of her books for good.

According to www.pagesix.com, Fielding has earned around $32 million and is expected to give birth to her second child at 48.

Daily Mail columnist Alison Boshoff says: "Fielding has found it exasperating to be held up as the spokeswoman for a generation of feckless, hopeless women in search of love, slender thighs and inner poise."

She added that Fielding is dismissive of her character saying: "The truth is that the intention behind Bridget Jones was nothing more than to earn me some cash and make people laugh."

L-R: Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant starred in the Bridget Jones films