Renowned actress and model Brooke Shields recently spoke to PEOPLE about her life and career with her daughters Rowan and Greer. The interview focused on her documentary, Pretty Baby, which was released last year.
The film traces her six-decade-long career of acting and modeling. Brooke Shields rose to fame as a child actress in the 1970s and has since enjoyed a successful career in film and fashion. Her notable films include Pretty Baby and Blue Lagoon.
Shields discussed a painful aspect of her past in the documentary: She was sexually assaulted by a famous Hollywood actor in her 20s, though she declined to reveal the actor’s identity.
Her family found special significance in the documentary. While her younger daughter Grier, 18, did not know about the attack, her older daughter Rowan, 21, did. For the family, it has been an important moment that has improved their mutual understanding and cooperation.
Brook, 59, admitted there had been misgivings about her recent project, which focused on the sexualisation of women in her region. She had assumed her daughter would see the project as a positive journey and understand it within the framework of their strong relationship.
However, the project upset Brooke’s younger daughter Greer. She said it was difficult for her to handle because she was learning about these issues at the same time as the general public and she took it very personally.
Brooke tried to console Greer by telling her about the happy ending to her story. Still, Greer said she could not accept the possibility of something terrible happening to her mother, which revealed how difficult she was having integrating the problematic components of the project with the optimistic conclusion Brooke had suggested.
Brooke Shields, the daughter of comic writer Chris Henchy, recently spoke about the impact of his public life on his family. He admitted that the stress and scrutiny of being in the public eye sometimes prevented his daughters from having enjoyable experiences.
Shields admitted that she has made some mistakes and bad decisions in her role as a mother. She explained how difficult it has been for her children to deal with their parents being portrayed publicly and how others view their family.
Shields said the situation has been particularly uncomfortable for her girls, who are dealing with the complexities of public attention. She has gained important insights from listening to her girls and better understanding their specific challenges.
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