French film icon Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation of the 1950s and sixties who turned her back on cinema to devote herself to protecting animals, has died aged 91, her foundation said Sunday. She died in her Saint-Tropez home, La Madrague, on the French Riviera. Portraits of Bardot and flowers are displayed on barriers at the entrance of "La Madrague" house, property of the late Bardot in Saint-Tropez, southeastern France on December 28, 2025. Bardot went on to found the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in 1986, which now has 70,000 donors and around 300 employees, according to its website. She added that she lived in "silent solitude" in her home "La Madrague", surrounded by nature and content to be "fleeing humanity".

Source: The Local December 28, 2025 13:06 UTC