The French actor and singer Brigitte Bardot became an international sex symbol before turning her back on the film industry and embracing the cause of animal rights activism. Coming to prominence in 1956 in her then husband's film And God Created Woman, she turned away from public life 20 years later, having faced constant harassment from the press and paparazzi. Bardot dedicated the rest of her life to the fight for animal welfare

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2025 14:25 UTC