Crowds pay tribute as late French cinema star Brigitte Bardot is buried in Saint-Tropez

A picture of late French film icon Brigitte Bardot with flowers and tribute messages is seen on the eve of her funeral in Saint-Tropez, France, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

SAINT-TROPEZ, France, Jan ‌7 (Reuters) - People lined the streets of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday, applauding as the coffin of French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot, who ‌died last month aged 91, was driven through the Riviera resort after her funeral.

Bardot shot to international fame in ‌her early 20s in the film "And God Created Woman", her tousled hair and fierce energy radiating a sexual magnetism which captivated 1950s France.