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Brigitte Bardot’s Strained Relationship With Her Only Son Resurfaces After Reports of Her Death at 91

A 1962 custody ruling that placed Nicolas with his father set decades of distance that Bardot later described with stark reflections on motherhood.

Overview

  • Recent coverage compiles Bardot’s own accounts from memoirs and interviews, including her remark that she “would have preferred to give birth to a puppy” and her comparison of pregnancy to a tumor.
  • Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, born to Bardot and actor Jacques Charrier, is now 65 and grew up out of the public eye under his paternal family’s care.
  • After settling in Norway, Nicolas married model Anne-Line Bjerkan in 1984 and had two daughters, Anna and Théa, with Bardot later noting limited contact with great-grandchildren who speak only Norwegian.
  • Bardot said the relationship softened over time, recounting that Nicolas visited her about once a year at La Madrague and that they spoke frequently.
  • She stated in June 2024 that she had promised Nicolas she would not discuss him in interviews, underscoring the family’s emphasis on privacy.