Brigitte
What do you blog about on the day that Brigitte Bardot died? Why - Brigitte Bardot of course. What else would there be to say? Born in 1934, she became an icon in several different ways. A fashion icon, a style icon, an iconic beauty and an icon of France itself. She was desired and lusted after by hot-blooded men across the western world and she in her turn had countless lovers. She once said, "“I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals” before becoming a powerful advocate for animals. She fought against animal cruelty, the fur trade , hunting as a leisure sport, laboratory use of animals and, most controversially, Muslim slaughter rituals. Brigitte had just one child - Nicolas-Jacques Charrier - born in 1960 but her relationship with him was always difficult. Initially, she railed against pregnancy and motherhood and it took decades for her to establish a harmonious relationship with her son. I guess that ...