Brigitte Bardot: From French cinema to international fame

The French model and actress has died at the age of 91.

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After enchanting Paris as a teenage model she took French cinema by storm in the 1950s.

She then became a global icon who directors competed to work with. But she struggled in the spotlight and upon retiring turned her attention to supporting animal charities.

Later in life, she damaged her reputation with a series of convictions for race-hate crimes in France and was also criticised for homophobic comments.

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