JAKARTA - After retiring from the film world in 1973, Brigitte Bardot chose to live alone in Saint-Tropez and dedicated the rest of her life to animal protection.
Quoted from Reuters, Sunday, December 28, in 1986, he founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the Welfare and Protection of Animals.
Bardot said that fighting to defend animals was the only direction of life he wanted to live. He is often involved in campaigns against whaling, animal torture, and the threat of euthanasia of circus animals.
However, Bardot's last years were also marked by sharp controversy. His statements on immigration, Islam, and sexual minorities have made him several times convicted by the French court for hate speech.
He is married to Bernard d'Ormale, a figure close to the far-right party, and openly supports Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen. His political stance has sparked widespread criticism and divided public opinion.
Even so, Brigitte Bardot's influence has never completely faded. Her hairdo, image of freedom, and legacy in cinema continue to live on in the world of fashion, documentaries, and art books.
In her last interview in 2025, Bardot refused to be called a symbol of the sexual revolution or a feminist. She emphasized that her fame in the film world was actually a means for the world to know her as an animal defender.
"I gave my beauty and youth to men. Now I give my wisdom to animals," he said.
Brigitte Bardot died at the age of 91. The sad news was confirmed by her foundation on Sunday, December 28. The cause of Bardot's death has not been officially announced.
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