Brigitte Bardot, 91, recovering at home after hospitalisation for surgery

French film star Brigitte Bardot is recovering at home in southern France after undergoing minor surgery.

The And God Created Women actress, 91, is reported to have undergone a procedure which went well and is now at home in Saint-Tropez. 

A previous report from a French media outlet claimed the star’s condition was ‘worrying’, but her team has since provided a statement clarifying her condition.

The actress thanked staff and the surgical team at the Saint-Jean Private Hospital in Toulon and said she is now resting at home, in a statement provided to French news agency AFP on Friday (via Reuters).

It comes after Bardot suffered respiratory problems due to the heat in 2023, which saw her requiring medical assistance from first responders at her Saint-Tropez home.

The legendary French star’s husband Bernard d’Ormale said paramedics, who initially went to the wrong address, gave her oxygen before going to a medical centre for tests.

Last month, the second of Bardot’s four husbands, French actor Jacques Charrier, died at his home in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer, on the Brittany coast, aged 88.

The former couple share a son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, whose birth Bardot described in her memoir as being incredibly difficult.

After their son’s birth in 1960, Charrier was hospitalised for nervous depression. The couple divorced in 1963.

Bardot started her acting career in the 1950s and achieved international recognition for her scantily-clad performance in Roger Vadim’s 1956 movie And God Created Woman.

One of the best-known sex bombs of the sixties, she was famous for portraying sexually liberated women with hedonistic lifestyles.

Her other film credits include Jean-Luc Godard’s film Le Mépris and Viva Maria, for which she was nominated for a Bafta award.

As well as acting, Bardot was a singer and collaborated with musicians including Serge Gainsbourg.

After starring in nearly 50 films and recording more than 60 songs, she retired from showbiz at a young age and has since pursued animal activism.

Metro contacted Brigitte Bardot’s representative for comment.

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