Brooke Shields has been famous ever since she appeared in the ivory soap commercial at the age of 11 months. With the help of her alcoholic, manager mother, came a world famous actress.

“I was her greatest creation. It was us against the world”. the 49-year-old actress says of her mom Terri Shields.

Brooke Shields opens up in her new book about her controlling mother, her famous relationships and her own journey’s of becoming a mom.

People reports:

“Even though I understood her better than anybody else I’m not sure I ever understood her fully.”

Terri passed away in 2012 due to complications of dementia. Brooke, says that it came as a shock to her. “Her brain was seemingly sharp. I was sure it would be her liver that went.” She talks about her in the book because she wanted people “to see the fullness of her, the good and the bad.”

In her upcoming book she confesses that her mother pressured her to date famous celebrities and talk about her virginity in her teenage memoir, creating what Brooke called “the most celebrated virgin of our time”. Some of her past boyfriends include John F Kennedy Jr., Liam Neeson and Dean Cain– Of whom she wrote,” they were instantly crazy about each other”. And of course her infamous relationship with Tennis star Andre Agassi. Which helped the actress individuated from the tumultuous relationship with her mother.

Brooke, has two children of her own, Rowen, 11 and Grier 8 with husband Chris Henchy. For the full cover story, click here.

 

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