Brigitte Bardot has apparently been in the hospital for weeks

French film legend Brigitte Bardot is in a hospital in Toulon, according to French media. , she has been being treated at the Saint-Jean private clinic for three weeks.

There she was allegedly operated on “due to a serious illness”. Although she is due to leave the clinic in a few days, Bardot’s condition is said to remain critical. The actress celebrated her 91st birthday on September 28th.

With scandalous films such as “And the Woman Always Lures”, “Contempt” or “The Daisy is Stripped of Leaves” and her iconic pout and her highly teased hairstyles, Brigitte Bardot became one of the most famous film stars and sex symbols of her time in the 1950s and 1960s. At the beginning of the 1970s she ended her acting career and devoted herself passionately to animal protection.

A few months ago, Brigitte welcomed Bardot into her home in Saint-Tropez, appearing on TV for the first time in over ten years. “I haven’t shown myself at all for eleven years,” she said.

The acting icon made an exception for her commitment to animals; in the interview she campaigned for the abolition of hunting. “This is horrible. The French government must finally grant me this victory after 50 years of unanswered demands.” And further: “I believe that I can win. And ultimately it is my last fight.”