Smalls just got bigger

BOXERS or briefs?

For decades, it’s been the ultimate question for men. Now with the return of Bridget Jones, women could be left facing a similar dilemma: Team Brief or Team Thong.

Some 12 years after Renee Zellweger first donned those “absolutely enormous panties” in Bridget Jones’ Diary (right), Helen Fielding’s third instalment of chick lit sensation finally hits bookshelves next month. In Mad About The Boy, Bridget — now in her 40s — is still calorie-counting, looking for love, and squeezing herself into granny pants. So what about the rest of us? “Big knickers are back with a bang,” says Sharon Webb, head of lingerie buying at Debenhams.