The French actress and singer, Brigitte Bardot, has died
Brigitte Bardot, the French actress and singer, has died at the age of ninety-one. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called her a "legend of the century".
Brigitte Bardot, the French actress and singer who became an international sex symbol, has died at the age of ninety-one. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called her a "legend of the century". She rose to fame in the 1950s and starred in almost fifty films before turning her back on celebrity to devote her life to animal welfare, saying she was sick of being beautiful. But she continued to court controversy with her outspoken remarks on race and homosexuality.
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