Overview
- The Brigitte Bardot Foundation confirmed her death at 91 via AFP, and no cause or exact time and place of death have been disclosed.
- Journalist Wendy Bouchard said on Franceinfo that Bardot will be buried in the garden of her La Madrague villa in Saint-Tropez, describing a modest ceremony.
- The foundation pledged to continue its mission, citing around 12,000 animal rescues, actions in 70 countries, four shelters, and support from more than 70,000 sponsors with hundreds of staff and volunteers.
- President Emmanuel Macron offered condolences, calling Bardot the embodiment of a “life full of freedom,” as cultural and political figures shared tributes.
- Fans are leaving flowers outside La Madrague and gendarmerie have secured the entrance, local media report, with coverage also noting her October operation and November hospitalization in Toulon.