what relationship does she now have with her son, of whom she did not have custody?

World famous actress, sex symbol, little fiancée of the French, feminist pioneer… Brigitte Bardot multiplies identities, as fascinating as they are complex. In the very corseted society of the 1950s which saw her become famous, the breath of freedom and freshness that she embodied made her a figure of sensuality, even eroticism. Simone de Beauvoir even presents it as an emblem of female emancipation! But like all women ahead of their time, BB is the subject of fierce criticism and scandals, especially since his private life is widely publicized by the media of the time. The one who has always lived as she intended will pay dearly for her life choices, which some consider too daring. The documentary Brigitte Bardot confidentialbroadcast on BFM TV on December 22, 2022 at 8:50 p.m., explores, among other things, the ultimate taboo that she will break: that of maternity.

Maternity, the drama of Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot, too liberated for French society, attached to good morals? In any case, all the decisions of the actress vis-à-vis her body will help to carve out a sulphurous reputation for her, closer to the whore than the mother. In his memoirs, Initials BBshe hides nothing the violence of her pregnancy and especially the birth of her only sonNicolas, whom she had with her husband Jacques Charrier: “It was like a tumor that fed on me […] The nightmare reached its climax, I had to assume for life the object of my misfortune.“The words were shocking at the time. In fact, the young woman neither felt nor wanted to be a mother. Brigitte Bardot also declared that she did not feel capable of raising her child. divorce and ceded custody, a transgression that her former husband will not forgive, and which has given rise to reports conflict with his son.

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“Soothed but fairly distant relationships”

The latter, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, therefore saw his mother sporadically in his youth, generally during school holidays. “One was expecting a mother full of tenderness and the other a son full of strength.“This is how Alain Bougrain Dubourg, the star’s former companion, explains the failure of their relationship. Nicolas now leads a simple life, far from the pomp and cameras of St-Tropez, Norway.”Today they have calm but rather distant relations“, confides Pascal Louvrier, author of a biography on the Bardot icon. Making the rumors lie, Bernard d’Ormale, husband of BB, assures that the former actress very involved in the fight once morest animal abuse et close to the National Front still sees his son, “once a year when Nicolas and his family come to France”. He further specifies: “And they are called.” A little serenity, that’s what they want.

Brigitte Bardot confidentiala documentary broadcast at 8:50 p.m. on BFM TV on December 22, 2022.

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