Look To The Stars News: Brigitte Bardot

Leona Lewis Says No To Animal Testing For Cosmetics

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:25:00 +0000

Singer Leona Lewis has sent a Valentine’s card and letter to John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, with a personal plea for him to help end the suffering of animals used in cosmetics testing.

Leona’s card, sent in support of Humane Society International’s CrueltyFree2013 campaign, features a stunning photo of the ‘Hurt’ singer wearing an End Animal Testing body art message.

Gordon Ramsay Joins Celebrity Paws Auction For Charity

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Cats Protection’s popular Celebrity Paws auction is back, with 30 unique celebrity artworks framed and ready to purchase this December.

Gordon Ramsay’s paw print

Roger Moore And Brigitte Bardot Say No To Cruel Cosmetics

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Hollywood legends Sir Roger Moore, Brigitte Bardot and Virginia McKenna, OBE, are speaking out in support of a ban on selling animal-tested cosmetics in Europe.

They join stars Ricky Gervais, Ke$ha, Leona Lewis, Melanie C, Dame Judi Dench and Mary McCartney in signing Humane Society International’s “CrueltyFree2013” petition.

Sea Shepherds Rename Boat In Honor Of Brigitte Bardot

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has renamed one of the vessels that helped chase the entire Japanese whaling fleet out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary earlier this year in honor of Brigitte Bardot.

Photo: Libby Miller via Sea Shepherds

Brigitte Bardot Donates Royalties To Animal Charity

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Screen legend Brigitte Bardot has donated the royalties she received from a recent French TV ad to animal welfare charities.

The actress was paid US$320,000 for her classic 1966 song Tu M’as Trop Menti to be used during a promotional campaign for a film festival in France. The actress is well known for her work with animals, and she has reportedly given the money to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation.

Bardot retired from acting in 1974. In 1986 she established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the Welfare and Protection of Animals and raised three million French francs to fund the foundation by auctioning off jewelry and personal belongings. Since then she has dedicated herself to animal welfare issues, and has made countless donations to the cause, including $140,000 for a mass sterilization and adoption program for Bucharest’s stray dogs.

Brigitte Bardot Pens Letter To Obama Over Seal Hunting

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Following her letter to French president Nicolas Sarkozky earlier this month, screen legend Brigitte Bardot has penned an open letter to US president Barack Obama voicing her outrage over laws that permit seal hunting.

The 74-year-old actress and animal campaigner used the letter to appeal to Obama to speak out over the hunting of seals in Canada. She said she has “immense hope” in Obama, “even if I know that he is in demand from all directions and he already has a lot to do in his own country.”

Brigitte Bardot Calls For France To Ban Seal Products

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Movie legend Brigitte Bardot has made a plea to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, urging him to ban seal products.

The 74-year-old actress has penned an open letter to the French leader, asking him to ban seal products because they are made from animals killed in a cruel way.

“There is no alternative but to ban… the importation, trade, exportation and the transit of any product from seal hunting and without any derogation other than that accorded to the Inuit populations,” she wrote. She went on to tell Sarkozy that recent measures taken by the major seal skin exporters in Canada to stop accusations that it allowed unnecessary cruelty to animals were not enough.

Sir Paul McCartney Busy With Charity Campaigns

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Sir Paul McCartney will appear in an advertising campaign in Britain this month to encourage people to support the Paralympic Games in Beijing.

The campaign, organized by ParalympicsGB, will ask people to donate cash to help disabled athletes who want to compete in the games, and McCartney hopes his input will help the future of disability sport.

“I met leading Paralympic dressage rider Sophie Christiansen and was completely blown away by her skill, dedication and the fact that she had won a gold medal for Britain, so I felt I had to do something,” said the 66-year-old ex-Beatle. “My suggestion was simple. Why not create an ad that would highlight the work of ParalympicsGB and call on the British public to donate much needed money.”

HG's Jeans Bigger Than Schwarzenegger’s

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:11:56 +0000

HG Nelson of the wildly popular Australian comedy team Roy and HG won the top bid for his jeans at the Jeans for Genes charity auction in Sydney earlier this month. His pants went for $32,000. Second highest bid was $21,000 for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s, third was $16,000 for Michael Caton’s, $11,000 for Ashley Judd’s, $10,000 for Brigitte Bardot’s and $9,000 for David Copperfield’s.

Each pair of jeans was signed by the owner and featured painted artwork. The $200,000 raised will go to the Children’s Medical Research Institute.

“All money from [this auction] and from August 3 [Jeans for Genes Day] goes to funding research to investigate the causes of childhood diseases and disorders,” spokeswoman Julijana Trifunovic said. “From this research it is hoped better treatments or cures may follow.”