Streaming: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and the best older women age-gap movies

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The recent Bridget Jones sequel, a big hit at the UK box office, celebrates the romance between its middle-aged star and her gen-Z lover, but from Babygirl to The Mother, how do women on screen with younger partners usually fare? At this admittedly early stage of 2025, with all the noisy blockbusters of summer still ahead of us, the UK’s box-office report tells a nostalgic story. The year’s highest-grossing new release, raking in more than double its nearest rival, Captain America , is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – a sequel in which its American distributors had so little confidence that they booted it straight to streaming. Brits who missed it in cinemas can finally access it on VOD this week. The film itself is something of a pleasant surprise too: a tender-hearted, flannel-cosy romcom – easily the best in the series since the first, 2001’s Bridget Jones’s Diary – now suffused with the gentle melancholy of middle age. Age, of course, is a critical concern of this instalmen...
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Radhika Apte gets trapped in aerobridge with passengers; takes a sarcastic dig at airlines: “Thanks for the fun ride”

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Actress Radhika Apte had a travel experience no one would envy. She and her fellow passengers found themselves locked inside an airport aerobridge with no access to basic amenities like restrooms or water. Radhika took to Instagram to share her ordeal, highlighting the frustration and inconvenience faced by the passengers.

The Sacred Games actress’ flight, scheduled for an 8:30 AM departure, was already delayed. However, the airline's solution to the delay was bizarre - they herded all passengers into the aerobridge and locked them in! This meant the flight was delayed, and passengers, including those with small children and elderly individuals, were stuck in a confined space with no way out.

Radhika's Instagram post captures the passengers' plight. A video clip shows people crowded behind a locked glass door, some even pleading with the security personnel. Photos depict passengers, including the actress and her team, sitting on the floor amidst the chaos.

In her post, the Badlapur actress expresses her frustration, writing, “Apparently, their crew hasn’t boarded. The crew had the change and they are still waiting for new crew but they have no idea of when they will arrive so no one knows how long they’ll be locked inside.” She further describes her attempt to get information from the airline staff, who she found unhelpful and dismissive.

The ordeal wasn't over soon. According to Radhika, the airline informed passengers that they would be locked in until at least 12 PM, with no access to basic necessities like water or restrooms. Radhika ends her post sarcastically, thanking the airline for the "fun ride." Her post resonated with many, quickly going viral on social media. People expressed their outrage at the airline's negligence and lack of communication.

 

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Speaking of the professional front, the 38-year-old actress was recently seen in Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi’s Merry Christmas. She played a cameo in the Hindi version of the bilingual film, helmed by Sriram Raghavan.

Also Read: Made In Heaven 2: Mrunal Thakur, Radhika Apte, Shibani Dandekar and others turn bride for Prime Video series; see pics



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