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French sex symbol Brigitte Bardot to get statue in Saint Tropez

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:49:07 +0200

French screen goddess Brigitte Bardot will be be honoured Thursday in the Riviera resort of St Tropez, where a 2.5-metre (eight-foot) statue of the actress will be unveiled on her 83rd birthday.

Bardot blasts Australia's plan to slay wild cats

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:18:55 +0200

French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned an Australian plan to cull two million feral cats to stop them harming native animals, a proposal animal rights groups said on Wednesday was unlikely to be successful.

Brigitte Bardot wants end to 'abuse' of her image

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 17:05:50 +0200

France's most famous former sex symbol Brigitte Bardot is cracking down on people "exploiting her image" after threatening legal action against a Riviera shop that was selling Bardot memorabilia.

Brigitte Bardot fires off first tweet in anger

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:24:00 +0200

France’s most famous former sex symbol Brigitte Bardot joined Twitter for the first time on Monday at the grand old age of 78, and she's not a happy tweeter. After setting up her account she fired off her first angry message in the direction of a French newspaper.

Dog owner hangs pooch for biting his daughter

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:22:00 +0200

A dog owner appeared before a court in a Paris suburb this week for hanging his pet pedigree "Pollux" in his garage. The man said he killed the dog "in a panic" after it bit his daughter.

Hollande refuses to save Bardot elephants

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:20:33 +0100

French President François Hollande will not intervene in the case of two ailing zoo elephants whose death sentence led Brigitte Bardot to threaten to go into exile in Russia, his office said on Wednesday.

Bardot: save elephants, or I'll go to Russia too

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:02:10 +0100

French cinema legend Brigitte Bardot on Friday threatened to follow Gérard Depardieu to Russia unless two elephants under threat of being put down are granted a reprieve.

Bardot leaps to Depardieu's defence

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:08:51 +0100

Former sex kitten Brigitte Bardot was at her catty best Wednesday as she weighed into the row over Gérard Depardieu's move into tax exile with a scathing attack on the French actor's critics.

Bardot protests New Jersey bear hunt 'carnage'

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:22:00 +0100

French actress turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot on Friday urged authorities in New Jersey to halt what she called the "scandalous carnage" of an annual bear hunt.

Brigitte Bardot appeals to save attack dog's life

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:04:00 +0200

Sixties actress and animal rights activist Birgitte Bardot has pleaded for the life of a bull terrier that attacked and disfigured a young girl’s face.