Although he couldnt make it to her baby shower,Hugh Grantis back in Bridget Jones life.
He recently explained toVanity Fairwhy he opted not to reprise the role for 2016sBridget Joness Baby.
I really couldnt fit my character inhe just didnt belong, so I stepped aside, he said.
Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant in ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ (2004).Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
I loved the scriptit made me cry, and I wanted to help with this one, said Grant.
But really theres no part for Daniel Cleaver in it at all.
They wanted him in it, and in the end, theyd done something I wasnt crazy about.
Grant noted that he wrote some scenes, which made it into director Michael Morris upcoming film.
Im not in a lot, I did a weeks work, thats it….
