French movie star Brigitte Bardot hospitalized, newspaper reports

FILE PHOTO: Brigitte Bardot the former French film star turned animal rights activist at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, June 9, 2006. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -Reclusive former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, has been hospitalized for the past three weeks in Toulon, near her home in Saint-Tropez, local newspaper Var-Matin reported on its website on Thursday.

She underwent surgery related to a "serious illness", the newspaper said, citing unidentified sources. Her condition is "worrying", it added.