'Parasocial' refers to a not-so-symbiotic relationship between a star and an individual, where the star-struck individual lives in a world of make-believe, while the celebrity is oblivious to their presence. Thus, unleashing a sense of deja vu - my parasocial relationship with Bridget Jones, the bumbling, single, working woman Londoner from Helen Fieldings' 1996 novel Bridget Jones's Diary, made into the 2001 romcom with Renee Zellweger as the eponymous heroine.
How Bridget J became the last word of 2025
