{"id":507228,"date":"2025-10-17T16:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/507228\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:30:18","slug":"brigitte-bardot-91-rushed-to-hospital-with-serious-illness-as-well-wishes-flood-in-for-french-film-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/507228\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigitte Bardot, 91, rushed to hospital with ‘serious’ illness as well wishes flood in for French film icon"},"content":{"rendered":"

French film legend Brigitte Bardot has spent the past three weeks receiving treatment at a medical facility in Toulon after being hospitalised with what French media describe as a “serious” health condition.<\/p>\n

The 91-year-old actress required surgical intervention during her stay, according to multiple reports from France.<\/p>\n

Medical professionals are continuing to oversee her recovery whilst she remains under their care at the southern French hospital.<\/p>\n

The exact nature of her illness has not been made public, though local media outlets indicate she was transferred to the facility from her residence in Saint-Tropez.<\/p>\n

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Brigitte Bardot has been rushed to hospital <\/p>\n

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Her hospitalisation is the latest in a string of significant health woes for the legendary performer who became one of France’s most celebrated post-war cinema stars.<\/p>\n

Ms Bardot was taken from her Saint-Tropez home to the medical centre in nearby Toulon, where she underwent an operation, French media outlets report.<\/p>\n

Whilst her precise medical condition remains undisclosed, sources suggest the situation is not deemed critical.<\/p>\n

Reports from France indicate that the star could be discharged in the coming days, though she would continue to require careful monitoring at home.<\/p>\n

The hospitalisation represents the latest health challenge for Bardot, who experienced severe respiratory problems in July 2023 that necessitated emergency medical attention at her residence.<\/p>\n

Ms Bardot’s cinematic journey began in 1952 with The Girl In The Bikini, establishing her as a prominent figure in French cinema.<\/p>\n

Her international breakthrough came four years later, starring opposite her then-husband Roger Vadim in And God Created Woman, which became the most successful foreign release in American cinema history despite censorship challenges.<\/p>\n

The Parisian performer, who earned the moniker “sex kitten”, appeared in numerous productions, including The Truth, Le M\u00e9pris, and Viva Maria! throughout her career.<\/p>\n

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Brigitte Bardot is one of French cinema’s biggest ever names <\/p>\n

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After featuring in 47 films and recording 60 songs, she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973.<\/p>\n

The actress has since dedicated herself to animal welfare activism, becoming as renowned for her advocacy work as her screen performances.<\/p>\n

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Brigitte Bardot quit showbiz for a life of activism <\/p>\n

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During her previous health scare in July 2023, Bardot experienced significant breathing difficulties at her Saint-Tropez home, prompting an emergency response.<\/p>\n

Her husband Bernard d’Ormale revealed that paramedics initially struggled to locate their residence due to incorrect address information, describing the incident as “a moment of respiratory distraction”.<\/p>\n

The emergency team administered oxygen and remained to monitor her condition, with d’Ormale attributing the episode to heat intolerance common in elderly individuals.<\/p>\n

The actress is anticipated to return to her Saint-Tropez home shortly, where she will continue recuperating under medical supervision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"French film legend Brigitte Bardot has spent the past three weeks receiving treatment at a medical facility in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,4781,77,3063,12,512,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-507228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebrity","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-film","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-sgg","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115390462394376505","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}