Sasha Baron Cohen’s ex wife Isla Fisher lands major role in Bridget Jones 4
NEWLY single Isla Fisher will play a divorced mum in the new Bridget Jones film.
The actress, who split from Sacha Baron Cohen after 13 years last year, is due to start filming this week.
Insiders said Isla, 48, will play a friend of Bridget’s, played by Renee Zellweger in About A Boy.
A source said: “Isla’s real life is inspiring her new role in the Bridget Jones film.
“She plays a single mother who befriended Bridget at the school gates.
“Isla loves Bridget Jones and is thrilled that she landed the part.
“Her own experience will help her in the role and it’s great she’s landed such a big part after a really tough time.
“Isla will start filming this week with Renee and other cast members.”
Renee, 55, has reprised her role as loveable Bridget for the fourth film in the series, which has been created from Helen Fielding’s books.
Hugh Grant is also returning as Daniel Cleaver and Bridget will be seen locked in a love triangle with him and two other suitors.
Netflix actor Leo Woodhall, 27, is playing Bridget’s younger love interest who will be known on screen as Rockstar.
She will also be wooed by a PE teacher at her kids’ school, Mr Walker, who is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, 46,.
Renee and Leo have been pictured on set this week as they start filming around London.
Isla and Sacha said they were divorcing last month in a joint statement and confirmed they had split last year.
The pair, who have three children, got engaged in 2004 after being together for three years.
They said: “After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down.”
The Sun later revealed that Isla told pals she was consulting a fearsome celebrity divorce lawyer in 2022.
It is understood the star quietly contacted £550-an-hour Fiona Shackleton — Sir Paul McCartney’s legal expert in his £24million split from Heather Mills.