politics
December 28, 2025
Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
Emmanuel Macron leads tributes to actor who became an international sex symbol and later embraced animal rights and far-right politics
TL;DR
- Brigitte Bardot, a celebrated French actress and singer, died at 91.
- She rose to international fame in the 1950s and became an international sex symbol.
- Bardot retired from acting in the early 1970s to focus on animal rights activism.
- She established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in 1986.
- Bardot became increasingly active in far-right politics and made controversial public statements.
- She faced multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred.
- Tributes poured in from figures like French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right politicians.
- Bardot was an influential cultural icon, inspiring artists and intellectuals.
- She was married four times and had one son.
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