'Bridget Jones' Author Reveals What Colin Firth Said After She Killed Off Mark Darcy

“Bridget Jones” author Helen Fielding has revealed Colin Firth‘s reaction to her decision to kill off beloved character Mark Darcy in the book, which is the basis for the fourth film, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Colin portrayed the character in all three previous Bridget Jones films, and the two characters eventually had kids together.

Now, Helen is revealing Colin‘s reaction to hearing the news.

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“I’d had to previously call Colin up and ask if he had someone with him and if he was sitting down, and I told him that I’d killed him. And of course, he said, ‘You’ve killed the wrong one,’” Helen told Variety about Colin‘s reaction. Colin was seemingly referring to Hugh Grant‘s character, Daniel Cleaver, who notoriously treated Bridget poorly throughout the series.

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