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Brigitte Bardot: A life, a cause, and a honeymoon in Lebanon

An iconic symbol of French freedom, the actress passed away at her famous La Madrague villa in Saint-Tropez on Dec. 28, 2025. A radiant idol turned often-controversial national monument, she led a life unlike any other celebrity.

Brigitte Bardot: A life, a cause, and a honeymoon in Lebanon

Brigitte Bardot, icon of several generations. (Credit: AFP)

July 9, 2024. In Saint-Tropez, it’s not even 8 a.m. yet, and the thermometer is already nearing 30 degrees.On the heights of the busy summer resort, a small house near the water catches the binoculars of both curious observers and the municipal police, who stand just meters away day and night.Behind the eucalyptus trees — planted to keep the ill-intentioned away — the barking of five dogs warns the mistress of the house of approaching visitors. Our exclusive interview with Bardot Brigitte Bardot, who we spoke with just last summer, dies at 91 In a white floral dress, Brigitte Bardot says she has been waiting for L’Orient-Le Jour “for over an hour.”Her gaze remains steady, her sharp wit intact, as she demands that mobile phones be put away and insists on an aristocratic hand kiss. The tone is established.Rarely seen in the media and...
July 9, 2024. In Saint-Tropez, it’s not even 8 a.m. yet, and the thermometer is already nearing 30 degrees.On the heights of the busy summer resort, a small house near the water catches the binoculars of both curious observers and the municipal police, who stand just meters away day and night.Behind the eucalyptus trees — planted to keep the ill-intentioned away — the barking of five dogs warns the mistress of the house of approaching visitors. Our exclusive interview with Bardot Brigitte Bardot, who we spoke with just last summer, dies at 91 In a white floral dress, Brigitte Bardot says she has been waiting for L’Orient-Le Jour “for over an hour.”Her gaze remains steady, her sharp wit intact, as she demands that mobile phones be put away and insists on an aristocratic hand kiss. The tone is established.Rarely seen in...
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