Stunning never-before-seen photos show Brigitte Bardot perched on the bar of a London pub before one-night stand with famed paparazzi photographer
- French actress, singer and supermodel Brigitte Bardot is captured in candid shots taken by Ray Bellisario
- The paparazzi photographer had whisked Bardot away after convincing her to spend the evening with him
- The series of photos were taken in 1968, when Bardot and Bellisario were both in their 30s
- Bellisario said the next morning she kissed him goodbye and they never saw each other again
French actress, supermodel, singer and all round beauty Brigitte Bardot defined the 1960s.
And thirteen newly released photos showing the the gorgeous icon, who was in her mid-30s at the time, in a London boozer are on exhibition at Dadiani Fine Art this month.
Legendary photographer Ray Bellisario took this collection of photos back in 1968 when Bardot was in London filming Shalako, which she starred in alongside Sean Connery.
Not only did the famed paparazzi photographer secretly whisk Bardot off her feet – pass her security guards and into his new motor – but he took her to a pub along Albemarle Street in Mayfair and got her to pose for a series of stunning shots.
Never-before-seen: These newly released photographs of Brigitte Bardot in her mid-30s are on exhibition at Dadiani Fine Art until June 30
Stunning: Legendary photographer Ray Bellisario took this collection of photos back in 1968 when Bardot was in London filming Shalako, which Bardot starred in alongside Sean Connery
Gorgeous: The stunning photos candidly show Bardot sitting in a pub, showcasing cat-winged eyeliner and her signature blonde bangs, with her tied up in a bow
Candid: The photos were taken by famed photographer Ray Bellisario, who convinced Bardot to jump in his car, head to a pub and spend the night with him
Not staged, styled or over sexualized - just pure Bardot beauty. The never-before-seen photos capture the beauty in her signature blonde bangs - hair tied up in a bow - and cat-winged eyeliner.
‘I’d just bought a new car,’ Bellisario, who is just a year younger than Bardot, told Dadiani Fine Art, who are exhibiting the photos until the end of June.
‘It was a Ford Consul which I’d parked right behind us. So I grabbed her arm and I said, "Come with me", and she did! And she said, "Oh, this is fun, I’ve been kidnapped!"'
Bellisario said that after Bardot spent the evening with him at the pub and in his hotel room, she kissed him goodbye the following morning and he never saw her again, according to Huffington Post.
Only for the night: Bellisario, who is just a year younger than Bardot, said that when the beauty left in the morning, she kissed him and they never saw each other again
Low maintenence: The photos from 1968 show Bardot casually posing in a pub, dressed in a knee-length, high-waisted skirt and a green top
Beautiful: ‘I’d just bought a new car,’ Bellisario said. ‘It was a Ford Consul which I’d parked right behind us. So I grabbed her arm and I said, "Come with me", and she did! And she said, "Oh, this is fun, I’ve been kidnapped!"'
Signature look: At the height of her fame in the 1950s and 60s, Brigitte Bardot rivalled Marilyn Monroe as the world’s most photographed woman
'I thought, well, there was nothing in it, no substance to it. That’s probably the way she is with guys, that’s what I thought at the time,' he said.
'She was such an attraction, a sexual attraction, that it could happen each and every night for her, and that’s really what it boiled down to. I thought it’s Ray today and someone else tomorrow, all that business, you know,' he added.
Bellisario - ‘that bloody Bellisario!’, as Princess Margaret used to call him - was a constant presence at royal events in the 50s, 60s and 70s, taking candid shots of the Queen and her family.
Ironically, even those deemed his most ‘controversial’ are unlikely to raise an eyebrow today, but in those rather more deferential times, Bellisario was a thorn in the monarchy’s side, shooting the Queen relaxing on family picnics, Prince Charles waterskiing and Princess Anne as a young bathing belle.
Car ride: The actress-turned-animal-rights-campaigner is known for her roles in films including And God Created Woman and Contempt
Outfit change: Here dressed in dark fur coat and donning a classic up-do, Bardot stares into the camera as the photographer captures the moment
Shopping: The French actress, singer and model was also seen in pictures looking at colorful children's clothing while wearing a long trench coat
New look: In this stunning photo, it appears that Bardot got rid of her black bow and changed into a black and white sleeveless shirt
Then and now: Photographer Ray Bellisario is pictured in January 1963 (left) and in 2013 (right). Bellisario was a constant presence at royal events in the 50s, 60s and 70s, taking candid shots of the Queen and her family
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