Actress Brigitte Bardot was hospitalized again every few weeks. She is one of the biggest stars of French cinema, and she is currently 91 years old. She has been in Saint-Jean Hospital in the city of Toulon for about ten days, according to information published in the local press. Last month, the artist also remained in the hospital for a “small surgery,” according to her consultant, and was discharged on the 17th.
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In fact, the hospital where Brigitte was admitted is the same hospital where she underwent the operation in October. On this occasion, his health condition was considered “worrying.”
After her discharge from the hospital, some rumors spread on social media that the actress’s condition was getting worse. But she denied such statements on her own account.
She said: “I don’t know who is the idiot who spread this fake news about my disappearance, but I know that I am fine and I have no intention of saying goodbye.”
From a Parisian ballerina to a Saint-Tropez legend
Born Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot in Paris on September 28, 1934, she trained in classical ballet at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance before being discovered by cinema. At the age of 15, she had already appeared on the covers of magazines such as Elle, and began her career as a model.
She made her big screen debut in 1952, in The Girl in the Bikini, but gained international fame in 1956 with And God Cried a Woman, directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim. The daring, action-packed film was banned at the time in Hollywood, which only increased its popularity.
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Described as “the woman who invented Saint-Tropez,” Bardot became an icon of female sexual freedom, challenging conservative norms and causing scandals wherever she went. In 1957, priests in New York asked the faithful to boycott their films, and the Vatican classified them as a “bad influence.” The result was the opposite: waiting lists in cinemas increased.
“There is Brigitte, stretched from edge to edge of the painting, upside down and as naked as a censor’s eyeball,” quipped one critic at the time.
Scandals, emotions and independence
During her artistic career, Bardot acted in more than 45 films and recorded 70 songs, becoming an aesthetic and cultural reference. She invented the “bardot position” — sitting with your legs crossed and looking sexy — and popularized the off-the-shoulder neckline, which still bears her name today.
The actress was married four times: to Roger Vadim (1952-1957), Jacques Charrier (1959-1962), Günter Sachs (1966-1969) and Bernard Dormal, her current husband since 1992. She and Charrier had their only son, Nicolas Jacques, in 1960, but maintained a turbulent relationship.
– I was not created to be a mother – Bardot admitted years later. -I love animals and children, but I’m not old enough to take care of a child.
Nicholas grew up in his father’s family and did not reconcile with his mother until decades later, in 1996.
Passionate and impulsive, Bardot also had romantic relationships with singer Sacha Distel and actor Warren Beatty. “I’ve always looked for passion,” she said. – When she finished, I packed my bags.
From fame to activism – and controversy
Bardot left cinema in 1973, at the age of 39, to devote herself full time to animal protection. In 1986, he established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which works on rescue, protection and sterilization campaigns. A convinced vegetarian, she has donated more than £90,000 (R$657,000) to help stray dogs in Bucharest, and threatened to move to Russia after a French zoo refused to treat two sick elephants.
Despite his humanitarian career, his image is once again surrounded by controversy. In 2004, she was convicted of inciting racial hatred in a book, and her support for the French far right, especially candidate Marine Le Pen, ignited controversy over her public persona.
“Bardot is Bardot,” said writer Marie-Dominique Lelièvre, a close friend. – It defies definition.