Brigitte Bardot shuts down death rumours: ‘There’s no point in bowing’

Brigitte Bardot to shut down rumors of his death.

The famous French actor, 91, said he was doing well in an X post on Wednesday, October 22, after rumors started circulating on social media that he had died.

“I don’t know what idiot’s desire started these fake news about my disappearance tonight, but they know I’m alive and I have no intention of bowing down. A word to the wise.

Bardot’s post comes just a week after the French newspaper Var-Matin It is reported that the actor was released from his home in Saint-Tropez, France, after spending three weeks in hospital.

The outlet reported that Bardot underwent surgery for a ‘serious illness’ and was in “worrying condition,” anonymous sources said.

Bardot’s office was later confirmed Reuters He is said to be recovering at home after undergoing what the news agency described as “a minor operation that went well.” The star wishes to thank the staff and surgeons at the Saint-Jean private hospital in Toulon, Reuters Reported on Friday, October 17.

An icon of French cinema, bardot began acting at the age of 17 and received international acclaim for her role in 1956 God created womanwhere he played a liberal character. Acting roles and modeling work earned her a reputation as a “sex kitten.”

Bardot retired from acting in 1973 at the age of 1973, saying at the time that she wanted “a smooth exit.”

The star went on to found the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which dedicates its life to animal rights and animal protection.

Bardot had been hospitalized two years ago when she experienced breathing problems during the heat of July 2023. Emergency services arrived at Bardot-Tropez home to treat her with breathing difficulties.

“It was 9 in the morning when Brigitte had trouble breathing,” Bardot’s husband, Bernard d’ormalehe told Var-Matin newspaper. “It was harder than usual, but he didn’t lose consciousness. Let’s call it a moment of respiratory distress. The firemen came, and they gave him his life to see him.”

D’Ormale noted that the couple’s house had air conditioning, but it was “not very strong.”

“Like all people of a certain age, he can’t take the heat anymore,” added the star’s husband. “It happened in 88; he should not make unnecessary efforts. His pulse is fine, his heart, and his blood pressure is good, but his things are weak.”

Bardot married d’ormale in 1992 and was previously married three times. He married her God created woman Writer and Director Roger vadim From 1952 to 1957. He got married later to the actor Jacques Cherrierwith whom he shares only his child, Nicolasin 1959. Bardot and Cherrier were separated in 1962. The actress married an industrial heir Gunter Sachs In 1966, although they divorced three years later in 1969.

The actress famously didn’t want to be a mother, she once said in an interview, “I’m not made to be a mother. I know it’s a miracle.”