News about the health condition of actress Brigitte Bardot (Paris, 91 years old) does not stop happening. In recent months, what is considered an icon of French cinema in the 1960s has become the heroine of the novel due to information related to her hospitalization. She has retired from public life by her own decision since 2006, and on rare occasions reappears in interviews or on her social networks. He has done so the past few times, specifically, to refute those who claim that he is dead or in serious condition. In a statement issued late on Sunday, November 30, and sent to French news agencies, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation wanted to reassure her of her health.
“The Brigitte Bardot Foundation would like to clarify the facts after the accusations and insinuations made by some journalists, in particular (the media) Far matin and Matin nice”, begins the statement issued by the association founded by the translator in 1986. The aforementioned French media are the ones that published during the past month and a half the news of the actress and animal rights activist’s admission to the hospital. The memo continued: “In response to the spread of false information in recent days, Ms. Brigitte Bardot would like to remind everyone that she is currently recovering, that she would be grateful if people would respect her privacy and calls on everyone to remain calm.”
It was last week when local French media reported that Bardot had been hospitalized “for several days,” the same day she underwent surgery in October. It is not yet known what prompted her to be admitted to hospital for the second time in less than two months, or how many days she remained in Saint-Jean Private Hospital. “Ms. Bardot wants to reassure those who truly care about her. She sends this message: ‘Sending my love to you all.'”
After announcing the first income confirmed by her foundation, the famous actress was forced to break her usual silence to deny the rumors that spread about her death on social media. “I’m fine and I don’t know who the idiot is that started this fake news about my death,” he wrote on October 22 on his X profile, where he usually shares posts about his foundation or film career. “I have no intention of saying goodbye. Anyone with ears, listen.” She was forced into denial after a social media user announced her death: “A legend died and left an indelible legacy.” Since that message, Bardot has only shared a video posted by the foundation bearing her name and the statement she issued on Sunday.
Known by its abbreviated name, for, He decided to leave cinema in the 1970s to devote himself to defending animal rights. In her chosen retirement, she has not appeared in public since 2006 and little is known about her. At least not yet, when her health made headlines around the world – in January 2023, she had to be hospitalized due to respiratory failure. In May 2005 he made his first media appearance in 11 years. Then he revealed that he no longer lived at his house La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, near the sea and the scene of many parties, because he preferred the tranquility of La Garrigue, the house he owned in the hills and where he took care of the animals.
Bardot became world famous in the 1950s and 1960s due to her understated performances and box office sex appeal, although she did not always enjoy critical support. As a singer, she also released several albums during that period. He added a total of 45 films and more than 70 songs throughout his 21-year career.