Chris Evans slips out of the ABC studios just after his interview on Good Morning America in New York City on Monday (April 17).
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, which will air on Hulu on April 3, is hard to watch. At the New York City premiere on Wednesday, March 29, the audience collectively gasped at footage of 11-year-old Brooke (and 15-year-old Brooke, and 18-year-old Brooke) fielding blunt and often offensive questions from grown men during televised interviews.
Behind me in the theater, one woman audibly yelped as a male interviewer read aloud to Brooke and her mother, Teri Shields, a description of Teri from a magazine profile which noted the physical effects of her drinking habits—bags under her eyes and “dry skin”—followed by, “Do you love your mother?” “I had never seen my whole life in it's entirety, start to finish,” Shields told Glamour editor-in-chief Samantha Barry during a panel that followed the premiere. “I'm a very good compartmentalizing human being and that's how, I think, I stayed alive.”From left: Glamour's Samantha Barry, Lana Wilson, Brooke Shields, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos.
teared up as she reflected on those TV interviews, as well as the explicit films like Pretty Baby and that she starred in as a child. “To look at all of it, to watch the progression of that little girl, and see how her voice changed—you know there's something really… I'm very proud that I found my voice.
You can hear my voice. I'm proud of all the work I've done.
I'm proud that I've come this far.” Shields was joined on stage by Pretty Baby director Lana Wilson, whose directing credits include , as well as executive producers Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos. Addressing her fellow panelists, Shields said, “I just lived that life, but you all made it real, and that's such a gift." Shields is also grateful that she was able to participate in the making of the
.Chris Evans slips out of the ABC studios just after his interview on Good Morning America in New York City on Monday (April 17).
late mother Terri, as Hollywood’s “original momager,” revealing that her own mom, Jaid Barrymore, “became a manager in honor of Terri Shields, because she was known in the industry as a great protector of you, the one who called the shots. And yet—I paid the rent, you paid the rent,” said, pinpointing the complicated power dynamics they both navigated as child stars.Shields’s new Hulu documentary explores her , which included in movies such as The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love. Shields says she was also after college. “It was all I knew, you know what I mean?” Shields told Barrymore of supporting her mother both emotionally and financially.
Brooke Shields has never disputed the complicated relationship she shared with her late mother, Teri Shields. Known within the industry as Brooke's fierce protector and manager, their relationship was eerily parallel to one shared between Drew Barrymore and her mother, Jaid. While appearing on "The Drew Barrymore Show" to promote her documentary "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," the model and actress was asked if Teri had ever dated one of Brooke's boyfriends, as Barrymore's mother had, "No, ‘cause she was in love with me. I was her main focus," Shields revealed.
The “Blue Lagoon” director Randal Kleiser tried to get in touch with Brooke Shields, but the actress isn’t sure if she’s ready to talk to him just yet.
Brooke Shields and Drew Barrymore appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Tuesday and made a revelation about their mothers. Shields and Barrymore said their mothers were so “needy,” it appeared they were “in love” with them.
Brooke Shields' Hulu docuseries,, is getting attention from both fans and those from her past. On Tuesday's episode of, the 57-year-old actress reveals that director Randal Kleiser reached out to her after watching the doc.«I saw his name on my phone and I was like, ‘What do I do?’ and I let it go to voicemail because I was like, I want to see what the tone is.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Brooke Shields revealed on “The Drew Barrymore Show” that she received a phone call from “The Blue Lagoon” director Randal Kleiser following the release of her new Hulu documentary “Pretty Baby.” In the documentary, the supermodel and actor called out “The Blue Lagoon” for exploiting her sexual awakening when she was just 14 years old. “They wanted to make it a reality show,” Shields says in the documentary about “The Blue Lagoon” and other films she made as a teen actor. “They wanted to sell my actual sexual awakening. The irony was, I wasn’t in touch with any of my own sexuality.” “The Blue Lagoon” stars Shields opposite Christopher Atkins. The two actors play teens stranded on a tropical island who experience puberty together and fall in love. The film is one of many that Shields calls out in the documentary for exploiting her at such a young age. Other titles include Louis Malle’s “Pretty Baby” and Franco Zeffirelli’s “Endless Love.”
Lana Wilson always knew Brooke Shields was very beautiful and famous, but prior to making “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a deeply honest and affectionate portrayal of Shields’ life story, she didn’t really consider that much more about the American cultural icon. “I first vaguely remember encountering her though her sitcom work in the ‘90s,” recalls Wilson, also the filmmaker of the Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana.” “And I had a vague sense of something that had to do with her postpartum [depression].
Tatiana Siegel For most of their 21-year marriage, George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have operated on separate career tracks. He is an Emmy-winning ABC News host and political commentator and she is the “Jerry Maguire” actress-turned-New York Times best-selling author-turned host of the hit iHeardRadio podcast “Go Ask Ali.” But those boundaries crumbled while they were stuck at home together during the COVID pandemic, with the couple deciding to team up on a shared endeavor: the production company BedBy8. “Let’s not deny that being empty-nesters kind of played a part,” says Wentworth, who is the mother of two adult daughters with Stephanopoulos. “We thought, ‘Wow, we have so many stories to tell.’ And we can sort of stay in our lanes within the company.”
Brooke Shields is taking a walk down memory lane. Shields was a guest on SiriusXM’s to promote her new Hulu documentary, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, and opened up about her cameo on Friends and how it enraged a famous ex. The actress discusses her guest-star moment on the famous sitcom and the explosive reaction her then-significant other, tennis star Andre Agassi, had upon seeing the episode.Shields portrayed Erika, a woman who starts stalking Joey Tribbiani, played by Matt LeBlanc, after becoming obsessed with his Days of Our Lives character, Dr.
Brooke Shields was left “broken” trying to keep her late alcoholic mum Teri Shields alive. The 57-year-old ‘Endless Love’ actress has opened up about how her mother’s drinking drained her while growing up on her new documentary ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’, and went into more harrowing detail about her traumatic upbringing during an interview on ‘Today’. She said about Teri, who was Brooke’s manager until 1995 until her addiction forced the actress to fire her: “As a daughter, I was so busy trying to keep her alive and protect her against the world.
Brooke Shields was pretty, even as a baby. Everyone knew it at the time, from her mother and manager, Teri Shields, to the grown men who were eager to get her nude in front of a camera from the age of ten to the legions of fans who felt a sense of ownership over her body.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Brooke Shields came pretty close to starring in Stephen Frears’ 1988 period drama “Dangerous Liaisons” alongside John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Keanu Reeves. “They told me it came down to me and someone else,” Shields tells me. “They said the other person was this girl not many people knew about. It was Uma Thurman. At that time and that age, it felt so personal, but I’ve learned over time not to take it personally because ‘no’ outweighs ‘yes’ extensively in this business.” Released by Warner Bros., “Dangerous Liaisons” went on to be nominated for seven Oscars, eventually taking home the awards for adapted screenplay, costume design and production design. Christopher Hampton adapted the screenplay from his 1985 play “Les Liaisons dangereuses.” The $14 million film grossed $34.7 million at the box office.
Brooke Shields is opening up about losing her virginity to ex Dean Cain.
George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have been busy promoting their new documentary, Pretty Baby, which was produced by their production company, Bedby8. The couple have had their entire family involved in the project too, with their daughters Elliott, 19, and Harper, 17, both attending the premiere in New York City last week.
Brooke Shields has been in Hollywood since before she could walk, appearing in her first commercial for Ivory Soap at 11 months old. Now, the 57-year-old is sharing the secrets about her life and career in her Hulu documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields." Leading up to the documentary's release, Shields didn't hold back. She spoke about everything from her sexualized roles in "Pretty Baby" and "Blue Lagoon," to her mother’s emotional abuse and alcoholism, to her own rocky love life.
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More than meets the eye. Brooke Shields reflected on her highs and lows in the spotlight in her revealing documentary, Pretty Baby.