
Brigitte Bardot, the legendary French actress and sex symbol who redefined female liberation in the mid-20th century, passed away at the age of 91. She was one of the last great stars of her time, and her death marked the end of that celebrated period.
Her death was officially confirmed on 28 December 2025 by the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, the animal protection organization she founded in 1986 and to which she dedicated the latter half of her life. Her colourful life was largely defined by her global stardom and decades of passionate animal rights activism.