Brigitte Bardot estate items found at Bernard d’Ormale home, Digi Mart USA News (France): Bernard d’Ormale, the 85-year-old companion of Brigitte Bardot, is again the subject of new revelations from Le Figaro. According to the report, he had kept items belonging to Bardot that had long been sought by the auctioneers tasked with taking inventory of the estate of the actress, who died on December 28, 2025.
Jewelry, gold coins and the actress’s guitar were reportedly found on Sunday, November 8, just days before the estate’s conclusion was due to be finalized, according to sources cited by the publication. The items were reportedly hidden in what sources described as the “capharnaüm,” or clutter, of Bernard d’Ormale’s three-room apartment below La Madrague.
The sources said the search took time because the disorder was so extensive that “you can’t sit down anywhere.” They also said d’Ormale “had prepared stacks of objects to take away but did not have time.”
Bardot had assigned the apartment to her companion shortly after they met in 1992. The couple remained together until the actress’s death, but the relationship was reportedly troubled.
In a letter dated November 17, 2022, cited by Le Figaro and Var-Matin on November 2, Bardot wrote to him: “You have destroyed me patiently day after day for 30 years,” and added that she was at the end of her distress and needed support, tenderness and a presence he was unable to give her.
d’Ormale is also in a dispute with the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which now owns La Madrague. He no longer has access to the property, a situation that has angered the octogenarian.
