Brigitte Bardot is a French actress, former fashion model, singer, animal rights activist and believe it or not, she was considered very attractive, and even deemed a sex kitten in the 1950s and 60s.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A 50 year-old Russian coal miner suffering from lung disease is seeking a buyer for his prized possession, a signed photograph of sultry Brigitte Bardot, to pay for an operation, a popular tabloid reported on Wednesday. Unlike many of her fans, bachelor Vladimir Komarov fell in love with "BB" only a few years ago after watching the French siren's 1956 debut film "Et Dieu crea la femme" (And God created woman), he told the Tvoi Den paper. "There was just no one else like... Read Full Story
MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - A 50 year-old Russian coal miner suffering from lung disease is seeking a buyer for his prized possession, a signed photograph of sultry Brigitte Bardot, to pay for an operation, a popular tabloid reported on Wednesday. Unlike many of her fans, bachelor Vladimir Komarov fell in love with "BB" only a few years ago after watching the French siren's 1956 debut film "Et Dieu crea la femme" (And God created woman), he told the Tvoi Den paper. "There was just no one else... Read Full Story
Vladimir Komarov always cherished his signed photo of French actress Brigitte Bardot, but has cashed it in to pay for an operation, the popular Russian daily Tvoi Den reported Wednesday. The 50-year-old miner from the Ural region wrote a love letter to the blonde star of "And God Created Woman" when he was a boy, receiving an autographed picture from Bardot in return. Suffering from a lung disease, Komarov put his prized possession up for sale to pay for the surgery, getting 61,000 rubles... Read Full Story
Brigitte Bardot, the 1950s sex goddess who became a feminist icon and symbol of sexual liberation, turns 75 on Monday with her native France at her feet and a very first exhibition in her honour. Now a virtual recluse who walks on crutches because of arthritis, Bardot will neither attend the Tuesday launch of the giant exhibit -- "Brigitte Bardot: The Carefree Years" -- nor appear on camera. But in a voiced comment on French television she said: "I am proud to have an exhibition, to be... Read Full Story
Brigitte Bardot turns 75 on Monday but she does not rue her past as a sultry screen goddess, symbol of feminism and sexual liberation, who threw up everything. "I regret nothing," she said in an interview with AFP to mark her special day. Ostracised in recent years for comments about Islam, Bardot is back in the public eye with France holding its first ever exhibition in her honour. A virtual recluse who walks on crutches because of arthritis, Bardot will not be attending the launch of... Read Full Story
Brigitte Bardot, the screen goddess who became a symbol of feminism and sexual liberation, turns 75 on Monday with her native France again honouring her with a first exhibition on her life. Now a virtual recluse who walks on crutches because of arthritis, Bardot will neither attend the Tuesday launch of "Brigitte Bardot: The Carefree Years" -- nor appear on camera. But in a voiced comment on French television she said: "I am proud to have an exhibition, to be recognised for what I've done... Read Full Story
PARIS (Reuters) - She hit the silver screen as a sultry temptress in "Et Dieu crea la femme" (And God created woman) in 1956, instantly making Brigitte Bardot the face that symbolized France -- and French women. Until her retirement from the cinema in 1973, "BB," who turns 75 Monday, was never out of the headlines. She made 48 films, frequently nude, recorded dozens of songs and picked up and dropped lovers as only male stars had done publicly before. A retrospective exhibit, "Brigitte... Read Full Story
Screen legend Brigitte Bardot marked her birthday on Monday with a call for her "splendid twin" Sophia Loren, who like her turned 75 this week, to give up fur once and for all. Both the broody former French "sex kitten" Bardot and the sultry Italian Loren took the prudish 50s by storm, becoming icons of the sexual liberation that shook the Western world in the decades to come. But Bardot abandoned her film career in 1973, aged just 39, becoming a reclusive animal rights crusader and making... Read Full Story
Screen legend Brigitte Bardot marked her birthday on Monday with a call for her "splendid twin" Sophia Loren, who like her turned 75 this week, to give up fur once and for all. Both the broody former French "sex kitten" Bardot and the sultry Italian Loren took the prudish 50s by storm, becoming icons of the sexual liberation that shook the Western world in the decades to come. But Bardot abandoned her film career in 1973, aged just 39, becoming a reclusive animal rights crusader and making... Read Full Story
French film legend Brigitte Bardot renewed her protest of Canada's commercial seal hunt Thursday by calling for a boycott of Canadian maple syrup. "Massive ethical reactions from consumers can sometimes convince a government or a corporation to change the way that it does business," Bardot wrote on the website of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). "That is why I am supporting PETA's boycott of Canadian maple syrup until the Canadian government agrees to ban the slaughter of... Read Full Story
