Brigitte Bardot has handed away.
It’s with heavy hearts we report the long-lasting French actress has sadly died on the age of 91. Her animal rights basis, the Brigitte Bardot Basis, introduced the information on Sunday in an announcement obtained by CNN:
“The Brigitte Bardot Basis pays tribute to the reminiscence of an distinctive lady who gave all the things and gave up all the things for a world extra respectful of animals. Her legacy lives on by the actions and struggles the Basis continues with the identical ardour and the identical constancy to her beliefs.”
Bruno Jacquelin, a consultant along with her basis, advised the Related Press the mannequin, who’s well known as being one of many world’s first intercourse symbols, handed away in her house within the South of France on Sunday after a latest hospitalization. Whereas he didn’t share particulars of stated hospitalization, TMZ reported it was for a severe sickness which required surgical procedure. Jacquelin did nonetheless reveal that as of now, no funeral or memorial preparations have been made.
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Within the wake of her demise announcement, French President Emmanuel Macron took to X (Twitter) to memorialize her:
“Her movies, her voice, her dazzling glory, her initials, her sorrows, her beneficiant ardour for animals, her face that turned Marianne, Brigitte Bardot embodied a lifetime of freedom. French existence, common brilliance. She touched us. We mourn a legend of the century.”
Ses movies, sa voix, sa gloire éblouissante, ses initiales, ses chagrins, sa ardour généreuse pour les animaux, son visage devenu Marianne, Brigitte Bardot incarnait une vie de liberté. Existence française, éclat universel. Elle nous touchait. Nous pleurons une légende du siècle.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) December 28, 2025
Our hearts are with Brigitte’s family members. She is survived by husband Bernard d’Ormale and son Nicolas-Jacques Charrier. Relaxation in peace.
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