Brooke Shields is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful ladies in the history of Hollywood. Brooke is a household name who has made a significant impact on the entertainment industry. Her rise to fame began in the late 1970s, when she was still a teenager, and continued into the 1990s, when she starred in sitcoms on television. Brooke has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry.
Brooke Henchy, who is still active in the acting industry but on a much less regular basis, married Chris Henchy in 2001 and immediately began a family with him. The pair now has two daughters named Rowan and Grier. Brooke is a devoted mother who often shares photos of her family on her various social media platforms. She has also made it a priority to serve as a positive example for her two young kids.
The actress decided to tell the world the truth about her experience with sexual assault while she was in her 20s and did so recently. In addition, her new documentary, “Beautiful Baby: Brooke Shields,” which is available on Hulu in a two-part series, raises questions about the inappropriate stress that the entertainment business placed on her beauty while she was still a kid, particularly in a sexualized setting.
The promotional video for the forthcoming documentary includes damaging footage of a younger Brooke handling unpleasant questions and statements in an old interview. The conversation took place years ago. After being asked, “How do you feel about all this fuss that’s being made over you?” a young Brooke responded, “I think it’s kind of fun,” with a nervous giggle before she was told, “You really are an exquisite-looking young lady.” In the present day, Brooke added that being told she was pretty on a consistent basis and being judged solely on her looks “seared” her.
Brooke also said that she had a hard time understanding how her mother, Theresia “Teri” Shields, an actress, model, and socialite, allowed her kiss an adult man for a film part when she was just 11 years old.
Brooke Shields, now 57 years old, reveals in the documentary titled “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” that she was forced to kiss her co-star Keith Carradine, then 27 years old, when she was only 11 years old in the 1978 film “Pretty Baby,” in which she played a young prostitute in New Orleans in 1917. The setting of the film was in 1917. The model and actress said that both of her daughters, Rowan, 19, and Grier, 16, won’t watch it, and Rowan has even referred to the movie as “child pornography.”
Rowan said, “It’s a kid pornographic website!”
earlier she said of her mother, “Would you have let us to (do it) when we were 11 years old?
The initial response from Brooke was “No.”
The actress was honest about the conflicting emotions she was experiencing after learning that her own mother, who had gone away in 2012, had given her permission to shoot those sequences.
In the interview, Brooke stated, “It was… that was hard for me, to not justify my mom to them, but when they asked me, I thought, ‘Oh God, I have to acknowledge this.'” Brooke was referring to the fact that she was unable to defend her mother in front of the other people. “I mean, I could say, ‘Well, it was the time back then,’ or ‘Oh, it was art.’ But I don’t know why she felt that was all right. I don’t know.” “I mean, I could say, ‘Oh, it was the time back then.’ or ‘Oh, it was art.'”
In the documentary, Brooke reflects on the fact that her late mother urged her to take on a variety of professions when she was younger, ones that she now regrets doing. This includes the movie “Beautiful Baby,” modeling naked for Playboy magazine’s Sugar and Spice when she was only 10 years old, and making another notorious movie that had a lot of nudity when she was only 14 years old called “The Blue Lagoon.” She did all of this when she was only 14 years old. Brooke spent the majority of “The Blue Lagoon” topless with her hair taped to her chest. The majority of Brooke’s nude sequences were recorded by a stunt coordinator who was 32 years old.
Prior to her passing in 2012 at the age of 79, three years after being diagnosed with dementia, Brooke’s mother Teri fought mightily with alcoholism. She died away in the year 2012. Brooke disclosed in her autobiography, “There Was a Little Girl,” that her mother would often drop her off at the home of a neighbor while she went out partying. Her mother would also set up dates for a younger Brooke with well-known men.
Brooke noted in her journal that despite the fact that she knew her better than anyone else, she was uncertain that she had ever really grasped the complexity of her subject.
Many are praising the documentary “Beautiful Baby: Brooke Shields” for finally examining the events from Brooke’s point of view. The following is an excerpt from the documentary in which she sighs:
“I can’t believe that I made it through any of it.”
Several well-known female celebrities, such as Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore, contributed their thoughts to the documentary as well. Drew Barrymore was quoted as saying, “I appreciate Brooke’s tone about it, we’re going ahead in life.”
Brooke disclosed earlier in the month of March 2023 that she had been the victim of sexual assault while she was in her 20s at the hands of an unidentified influential Hollywood boss. She said that she had the impression that nobody would believe her at the moment.
According to a story from People, she was quoted as saying, “People weren’t trusting such claims back then, and I felt I would never work again.”
After having dinner with the CEO, he urged her to order a cab from his hotel room, which is where he raped her. Brooke stated that it took her “a long time to digest everything.” She said, “I didn’t fight,” as her response. “I just froze.” Afterwards, she blamed herself and thought things like, “I shouldn’t have done that. Why did I go up with him? I shouldn’t have had that drink at dinner.” “I just froze.”
Brooke continued by saying that she was more upset now than she was able to be at the time, adding that it was the “lowest moment” of her career. If you’re terrified, you’re justifiably so. These are terrifying predicaments. They may be frightening even if they don’t engage in physical conflict.
On April 3, 2023, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” will become available to stream on Hulu.