Brooke Shieldshas gone through a number of phases in her long career.
As she got older, Shields continued to work steadily, cementing herself as a respected adult actor.
Now, as a middle-aged woman, Shields is, in many ways, in her prime.
These days, she’s busy promoting anti-ageism and generally living her best life.
So, how did Shields manage to navigate the notorious industry so gracefully?
Here is the stunning transformation of Brooke Shields.
After that first job, Teri became the devoted manager of her daughter’s career.
“I was her greatest creation,” Shields once toldPeople.
“It was us against the world.”
“I never had the shock of losing all my privacy,” she said toThe Guardian.
“It’s always been my reality.”
However, at the time, Shields was simply having fun on set.
“I just loved the approval.
In fact, she was always proud of the film.
“I was such a naive, innocent child,” she said toUSA Today.
“I wasn’t Lolita.
I didn’t have that precocious understanding of my sexuality.”
In both films, Shields once again played sexualized teens.
AsThe Guardianreported, she appeared on the covers of 30 magazines in 1981.
These films were quickly followed by her famous Calvin Klein campaign.
Throughout these successive achievements, Shields remained focused on doing a good job rather than reveling in the fame.
“I was 15 it was 37 years ago,” she toldThe Guardianof her Calvin Klein campaign.
“It was a lot of work.
And I wanted Dick [Avedon] to be proud of me.
You just wanted a gold star, you know?”
“I was a caretaker to a drinker.
Ultimately, the co-dependent relationship was too intense.
“I was in a cocoon with my mom,” Brooke recalled to The Guardian.
“You know, we were one summer away from ‘Grey Gardens.'”
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First was her close friendship with Michael Jackson.
She struck up a close friendship with the pop star in the ’80s.
While he apparently asked her to marry him, she always felt their bond was more platonic.
Then, Shields had more romantic relationships.
AsNJ.comreported, she was linked to Scott Baio, Leif Garrett, and George Michael.
And, according to Shields’ memoir, she also dated Liam Neeson.
Apparently, Neeson proposed twice, but Shields didn’t trust him (viaYahoo!).
“It didn’t occur to me not to go,” she toldToday.
“And I had been working for so long by then it was almost like a vacation.”
At Princeton, Shields tried to live a life that was as normal as possible.
She dated normal guys and evenfell in love for the first time and lost her virginity.
At the time, her mother was still running Shields' career.
However, as Shields toldNJ.com, Agassi encouraged her to cut ties with her mother.
Apparently, Shields closed down her mother’s management office and canceled the company credit cards.
In hindsight, Shields realizes it was a drastic, cold way to do things.
‘Cut your losses,'” she recalled.
“We were drifting apart.”
Agassi, it turns out, was also unhappy.
Eventually, Agassi revealed he had an addiction to crystal meth.
The relationship broke down further, and the couple divorced.
In the end, it seems the separation was the best thing for both of them.
Over the years,Henchy and Shields have built a strong, powerful bond.
Unlike her previous intense relationships, Shields has learned the importance of maintaining space.
Often, she toldCloser Weekly, the pair need to travel to opposite sides of the country for work.
Plus, she loves having “separate sinks” at home.
Of course, they still love to spend quality time together.
For a long time, Shields and Chris Henchy had struggled to conceive.
After her daughter was born, Shields was shocked to find she felt a deep depression set in.
“Everybody says it’s the most amazing moment in your life,” Shields said to Winfrey.
It was so dramatic and it was not glorious.”
When she and her newborn got home, at first, Shields struggled to bond with her daughter.
Soon, she settled into a new rhythm of life one centered around quiet family life.
She wanted things to be different for her daughters.
As she told “Good Morning America,” she lost focus and fell.
Shields was rushed to the hospital, where multiple metal rods were inserted into her hip.
Then, her arm, where she’d had an IV, became infected.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been more afraid because I was helpless,” she said.
Finally, her recovery period began and it was a grueling process involving massage, exercises, and perseverance.
When she was younger, she toldMarie Claire, she was often critiqued for her body jot down.
As far as Shields is concerned, it’s never too late to look and feel your best.
These days, she’s practically the poster woman for self-love.
“I’m not tied to what the outside is for my self-esteem,” she toldYahoo!.
It’s about vitality, not aging."
Shields is advocating against ageism in her acting work.
“It’s such a refreshing perspective, because it’s real,” she said.
