French actress Brigitte Bardot's cause of death revealed

"Speaking to Paris Match, d'Ormale explained Bardot was also suffering from severe back pain and underwent two operations before she died at her home in Saint-Tropez on December 28. She was 91 years old. She was conscious and concerned about the fate of animals until the very end, he said. It was cancer that took her away, d'Ormale continued, adding that Bardot had resisted very well until recently."

"I sat up when I heard her say Pioupiou,' that little nickname we used for each other in private, and then it was over, he said. A sense of peace and tranquility settled over her face. And she became incredibly beautiful again, just like in her youth. You wouldn't have believed she was 91. He did not say what type of cancer she had."

Brigitte Bardot died at age 91 at her home in Saint-Tropez on December 28. Bernard d'Ormale said she suffered severe back pain, underwent two operations and ultimately succumbed to cancer after resisting until recently. Bardot remained conscious and worried about animals until the end and used the private nickname 'Pioupiou' before she died. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation confirmed her death but did not provide a cause. Bardot made around 40 films including God Created Woman and Contempt, retired in 1973, became an animal-rights activist founding her foundation in 1986, and later courted controversy for far-right political activity and legal troubles over xenophobic statements.

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