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Brigitte Bardot shared a haunting statement just weeks before passing away aged 91, insisting she had ‘no intention to take her leave’.
The actress, who died after a hospital stay in Toulon, was best known as an international sex symbol before turning to animal rights activism.
Earlier in October, the Viva Maria beauty was forced to release a statement confirming she was not dead following a hospital stay.
The French actress was furious when Aqababe – a hugely popular influencer who specialises in celebrity news in his home country – said Brigitte had passed away in the South of France.
In since deleted posts on X and Instagram, Aqababe wrote: ‘According to my exclusive information, Brigitte Bardot died today.
‘Her coffin was ordered in Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat in the 09 (Ariège) department.’
Brigitte Bardot shared a haunting statement just weeks before passing away aged 91, insisting she had ‘no intention to take her leave’
The cinema star, who died after a hospital stay in Toulon, was best known as an international sex symbol before turning to animal rights activist (pictured in 1950)
Aqababe, whose real name is Aniss Zitouni, 27, added: ‘An icon has passed away, leaving behind an unforgettable legacy and an eternal imprint on the hearts of the French’.
But a few hours later, Brigitte took to X to announce: ‘I don’t know who the idiot is who started this fake news about my disappearance this evening, but know that I am fine and that I have no intention of bowing out. A word to the wise’.
After undergoing a surgery connected to an unspecified illness at the time, Brigitte passed away two month on.
She was back at her home in Saint-Tropez, on the Riviera, following the treatment over three weeks in a private hospital in nearby Toulon.
A spokesperson for the French actress told the Daily Mail at the time: ‘Madame Bardot has returned home and is now resting. She’s fine.’
The week prior to that, the French media reported that Brigitte was in hospital suffering from a serious illness and had undergone surgery.
She was staying at her home in Saint-Tropez when she was admitted to a hospital in Toulon.
In July 2023, it was reported the star had suffered respiratory problems amid soaring temperatures in Saint-Tropez that summer.
in October, the Viva Maria beauty was forced to release a statement confirming she was not dead following an hospital stay as she debunked the ‘fake news’ (pictured in 2007)
Brigitte took to X writing: ‘I don’t know who the idiot is who started this fake news about my disappearance this evening, but know that I am fine and that I have no intention of bowing out’
After undergoing a surgery connected to an unspecified illness at the time, Brigitte passed away two month on (pictured in 1956)
In July 2023, it was reported the star had suffered respiratory problems amid soaring temperatures in Saint-Tropez that summer (pictured in 1995)
She was attended to by medics at her home in the south of France, after she experienced some breathing difficulties.
Bernard d’Ormale, the actress’s husband, told Var-Matin at the time: ‘It was around 9am when Brigitte had trouble breathing’ and described the health scare as a ‘respiratory distraction’.
Let’s call it a moment of respiratory distraction.’
Brigitte was given oxygen by the medics and they ‘stayed to watch her’ for some time, before they left the actress’s home.
Bernard shared: ‘Like all people of a certain age, she can no longer bear the heat. It happens at 88 years old. She must not make useless efforts.’
