After the death of Brigitte Bardot, the battle for the inheritance begins: What remained of the cinema icon's wealth

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After the death of Brigitte Bardot, the battle for the inheritance begins: What
Brigitte Bardot

With the passing of Brigitte Bardot, the delicate issue of the actress's inheritance has been raised. According to the specialized website Celebrity Net Worth, her fortune was estimated at around $65 million, which includes above all "La Madrague", her famous residence in Saint Tropez.

However, her biographer, Yves Bigot, has previously explained that the film star had very little wealth left after she left the screen more than 50 years ago.

"She practically refused every contract that was offered to her," Bigot said, recalling that the diva had only signed two important deals: One for Lancel handbags and another for an online clothing brand.

Most of the fortune went to her animal protection foundation.

After the death of Brigitte Bardot, the battle for the inheritance begins: What

"She auctioned off all her real estate to launch the foundation and then mortgaged the 'La Madrague' residence," the biographer adds. In 2020, BB also put up for sale a villa in Cannes, worth 6 million euros. The actress herself declared in 2006: "Wealth depresses me."

Relationships with the son and the will

Her 65-year-old son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, who lives in Norway and with whom the actress has not had a good relationship, will receive "the share that is due to him by law." The biographer emphasizes that this amount will not be large.

It remains to be seen whether the sole heir will launch a legal battle against his mother's foundation or against his last husband, Bernard d'Ormale, who could also benefit from a share of the fortune.

Last words and funeral wishes

D'Ormale stayed by her side until the last moment.

"He could hear her breathing normally. Then, at 5:55 a.m., she whispered a last word of love to him," said Bruno Jacquelin, the foundation's communications director.

In 2018, the actress announced her desire to be buried in the garden of her home in Saint Tropez. She wanted to avoid the city's cemetery, lest, as she put it in her straightforward style, "a bunch of idiots" destroy her family's grave.


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