'Brigitte Bardot tried to commit suicide many times' - PHOTO+VIDEO

But in new interviews with Brigitte Bardot's biographer Jeffrey Robinson and her photographer friend Billy Ray in the new issue of Closer Weekly, it was revealed the blonde beauty - who turned 80 on Sunday - was often depressed.The star of such films as ...And God Created Woman and Contempt had epic meltdowns, attempted suicide and spent years as a recluse while suffering from depression and battling loneliness.'She was a very confused, lonely person in the midst of overwhelming celebrity,' said Robinson, who reveals that Brigitte attempted to take her own life multiple times.She was a 'woman who suffered severe depression but never learned how to deal with it,' he added.Cover girl: Closer Weekly features Brigitte Bardot and interviews with one of her photographer friends, Billy Ray and her biographer Jeffrey Robinson who shared intimate details of the starlet's emotional strugglesRobinson shared that Brigitte had never sought fame and was tortured by it.In fact, she was discovered as a young model by director Roger Vadim who dyed her hair blonde and shaped her provocative image in his film And God Created Woman, which made her an international sensation. 'He taught her how to be Brigitte, the sex symbol,' Robinson explained.  After walking away from her film career, Brigitte devoted herself entirely to protecting and saving animals. 'I don’t think there’s room in her heart for humans,' Robinson said.'That space is filled with animals. They love her unconditionally.'Billy Ray explains how she once saved a stray dog while filming Shalako.'She got out of the car and ran over to this mutt, and grabbed him and it was love at first sight, Ray said.'She loved the mutt, the mutt loved her, it came into the Rolls, we went to the set of Shalako. 'She decided she would make the perfect life for this dog. 'The hairdresser had to bathe the dog, the chauffeur was sent to buy all kinds of food including filet mignon. The dog never left Brigitte’s side. Then on the 4th day the dog just keeled over dead. Possibly from too much of the good life.'Brigitte started to cry and she worked her way up to an uncontrollable wailing. This doesn’t sound like a big problem but she ran to the dressing room trailer and locked the door. 'She wouldn’t come out. The hairdresser tried to get her out, the director tried to get her out. Sean Connery was sent to try and she just would not come out. She was in there balling. (dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az