Newcomers Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor were also in attendance as the world prepares to wave goodbye to the one and only Bridget Jones.

The latest “ Bridget Jones ” picks up with Renée Zellweger’s iconic character four years after the death of her husband Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), now raising their two children on her own. When she finally reenters the dating pool, she finds herself drawn to Roxster, a free-spirited young man played by Leo Woodall.

Two-time Oscar winner Renee Zellweger, 55, who has played Bridget Jones for more than 20 years, is returning after the death of her on-screen husband Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, on a humanitarian mission in Sudan four years earlier.