The actress with her first husband, Roger Vadim, whom she married at the age of 18 / AFP
As an absolute icon of beauty, sensuality and rebellion, Brigitte Bardot didn’t just leave her mark on the big screen: her intense and controversial love life was a central part of the myth that she built over decades. Passionate loves, fleeting marriages and unexpected romances that defied the norms of their time shaped his private life. Now, after his departure at age 91, his sentimental story takes on a different meaning.
Bardot’s first love was director Roger Vadim. They married in 1952, when she was just 18, in a relationship that combined passion, artistic ambition and personal discovery. It was Vadim who made the actress a star with the film “And God Created Woman” (1956), a film that made Brigitte a global phenomenon. Although the marriage ended in 1957, the bond between the two was crucial in launching his career and in building his public image.
Bernard d’Ormale, who was connected to the French political environment, was his last partner
In 1959, she decided to remarry the actor Jacques Charrier, who starred in the film directed by her first husband, which caused great interest in the press at the time. From this union their only son, Nicolas, was born in January 1960. However, motherhood was one of the most painful aspects of Bardot’s life, and she could not hide her dissatisfaction, which ended in severe depression while facing the media siege.
Her third marriage was from the German millionaire Gunter Sachs, whom she married in Las Vegas. The couple settled in Saint-Tropez, a place that would become synonymous with Bardot. It was a time of luxury, fame and freedom, but also of profound changes. At the age of 40, Brigitte decided to finally retire from the cinema to devote herself entirely to the defense of animal rights, a cause that became the focus of her life until the end.
Brigitte Bardot with her second husband Jacques Charrier after the birth of their son Nicolas / AFP
The romances of a sex symbol of the seventh art
In addition to her husbands, the actress starred in numerous romance novels that fueled her legend. These include connections to singer Gilbert Bécaud, Nino Ferrer, sculptor Miroslav Brozek, Uruguayan actor Gustavo Rojo and Brazilian musician Bob Zagury.
Rumors have also been circulating for decades about alleged romances with international music icons such as Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix. However, Bardot categorically denied it. In an interview in 2018, he assured that he never had relationships with these artists, dispelling some of the most common myths about his love life.
Bardot and her third husband, Gunther Sachs / AFP
In 1992 she married for the fourth time Bernard d’Ormale, a Norwegian who was connected to the French political environment. The wedding took place in Oslo and then the couple retired to the Saint-Tropez mansion, where Bardot lived away from the lightning and devoted herself to her foundation and animal welfare.
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