Brooke Shields is often considered one of the greatest child actors of all time. While every young fan wanted to have a life like hers, there’s always the flip side of the coin. In a world obsessed with the curated perfection celebrities project, the truth begins to crackle through the facade: the price of child stardom is often far steeper than applause.
The glitz and glamour of child stardom can fade fast, leaving behind shadows rarely discussed. Shields, with raw honesty, once delved into her relationship with her mother, where lines blurred and revelations were made.
Brooke Shields Revealed Why Her Mother Was Always On The Set With Her
Shields and actress Drew Barrymore share a similar lifepath where they had to take care of their mothers whom they “needed to navigate, and keep alive and take care of”. Barrymore once talked about legally divorcing her mother at the age of 14. The two actors had a chat when Brooke Shields sat down on The Drew Barrymore Show last year.
There, Shields offered a glimpse into her childhood when she was asked “Why was she (Teri Shields) in every interview with (Brooke Shields)”?
“It was just the way it should be it was No One’s Gonna Get You I’m gonna I’m gonna be there I’m I’m there first you’re mine I’m not gonna give you to somebody and I’ll protect you I’ll answer the guys of protection but it was more ownership and fear” – Brooke Shields on the Drew Barrymore Show
Barrymore then replied that Shields’ mother was the “original momager” and that her mom became a momager “in honor of Teri Shields”.
Brooke Shields Says Her Mother Did Not Date Because Shields Was Her Main Focus
During her appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Shields further discussed of her childhood and her complicated relationship with her mom. Barrymore revealed that her mother “went on and dated my (Barrymore’s) boyfriends”. She then asked Shields if her mother had done something similar. Shields had a sad and broken response to the question.
“No, because she was in love with me.” “I was her main focus and both of us were gonna be cut off from our sexuality,” “I was going to stay a virgin, she was going to be just Teri Terrific and being there.” “So it’s like… it’s so layered, and it’s so needy and it’s so sad and broken,”
“We’re sitting here laughing about the fact that our moms were so in love with us that they behaved so absolutely inappropriately and we have our sense of humor intact and I love us for that,” said Barrymore
“I mean, they’re our moms,” Shields concluded on the Drew Barrymore Show.
Brooke Shields is all set to play the leading role of Lana in Netflix’s Mother of the Bride which will start streaming on May 9, 2024.
