This Retired Icon Was One of the Sexiest Women of the 20th Century, Secretly Married, & Disappeared for Years
French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot made a rare appearance on her 89th birthday, emerging from years of seclusion. Married to Bernard d’Ormale for 31 years, Bardot’s life has been marked by privacy, including a clandestine wedding. Despite her cinematic fame, Bardot is equally known for her animal rights activism. Her allure, once deemed unparalleled, secured…