wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ æt ðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, hiː dɪvˈaɪzd bɹˈɪdʒɪt dʒˈoʊnzᵻz dˈaɪɚɹi ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ kˈɑːlʌm wɪð hˈɛlən fˈiːldɪŋ.
While working at The Independent in the 1990s, he devised Bridget Jones's Diary (originally a column) with Helen Fielding.