that kind of thing. >> reporter: but bridget jones a widow? as i was. sad, sexless. but a least a mother, a widow, and faithful to their -- faith to feel their father. fans showing outrage. won't read it if he dies, says one fan. gutted, but will soldier on and read the book. poor bridget. is killing off mr. darcy a good idea? >> it's been 14 years since the last bridget jones novel. this shocking spoiler helps jump-start publicity. >> reporter: the first two novels sold 15 million copies worldwide. the films grossed over $500 million at the box office. the hope is fans will still love bridget just the way she is. >> i like you very much. just as you are. >> now it is long believed her character is loosely based on fielding herself. that theory is supported by recent changes in fielding's own life. she, too, is in her 50s, a mom, and single, though her ex did not die. begins with him already dead. >> it's a jumping off point. the book begins he's already gone. >> and she talked about it herself. okay. >> a good story to read in the book. >>> p

if you love bridget jones, this is the time to go away and come back in 30 seconds.hed in a british newspaper and people, brace yourselves, natalie -- >> i'm bracing. >> mr. darcy -- mr. darcy dies. >> wasn't he in downton abbey. >> no, come on. >> colin firth, in the movie, played mr. darcy, he dies. >> how does he die? >> you have to read the book to find out. >> but of course immortalized by colin firth. >> well, jenna bush-hager just wrapped up an interview with the author and jenna asked her how she broke the news to colin firth. >> i had a conversation with colin which was one of the strangest conversations i've ever had where hi to tell him that mark had died and i had to ask colin if he was sitting down, if he had someone with him and the way we were talking to each other was literally as if someone had died but then we kept sort of laughing because they hadn't. >> by the way, we'll have more of jenna's exclusive interview next week. >> that is if we don't die of sadness first. >> mr. darcy lives on. i'm sorry. >> wow. >> okay. >> try to get through it. >> tr

the third installment of the bridget jones diary series is coming out.> anyway -- i know a lot of people are bummed out. you got to get over things like because there are real problems in the world. you know what i did this weekend, hoda, without taking care of you. i read three books. one is "killing jesus" bill o'reilly is on today. a fascinating read. i read elizabeth smart's book. she's coming on next week. it's unbelievable this young woman lived through this ordeal and has emerged from it with such grace. >> yeah. >> she is the picture of grace. it's amazing. the other is anne croft's new book. >> you read three books? >> i was on fire. i love to read and i really wanted to read all of those books they're really, really highly redeemable. >> while you were reading i was watching tv. there was this guy, you guys who wanted to do a dave devil stunts, okay? >> yeah. >> he's a 35-year-old american b.a.s.e. jumper named jeb corliss. it was like threading a needle. he had to fly through there. look, look, look -- >> look at this. >> no, indeed. no! he ju

speaking of, one more review, the queen of hearts has been recast as a sad sack singleton that even bridget jonesjor fan of diana and used her name when i was in college. >> wait, what. >> i did diana williams for baby william and princess diana. that's where all of my mail would -- >> you got all of this mail from channel 7 anchor william. >> yes, exactly. that was prior. but i was such a -- it was such a tragedy. i feel like i don't want to see it because it will bring back the sadness and also, all of -- it's all speculation. especially with the book just coming out. >> it's about selling books. >> i just feel like we should leave her. >> a great actress. >> she wouldn't have picked something i can imagine -- >> but she turned it down twice before finally accepting it because she was afraid of this reaction. >> maybe they rewrote the script too. >> this is the anniversary of diana's funeral in 1997. >> especially with the new baby and i feel like we should just let them have their life. >> absolutely. >> let's move on and talk about loyalty cards. there's an easy transition. there's an article