Brooke Shields He admitted that he had been living in “suffering” from his late mother's alcoholism.
Shields opened up about his relationship with his mother, Terry Shields, in his memoir, Brooke Shields Wasn't Allowed to Grow Old. Teri passed away in October 2012 after a long battle with dementia.
“My mother always described herself as a non-judgmental person, and she really took her hat off to that. But she wasn't like that to me,” Shields wrote in her memoir. I'm writing. daily mail.
“I always felt like something was going to go wrong, that I was in the wrong, and I often found myself waiting for the other shoe to drop. This is something I grew up with as an alcoholic. This is the result.”
“My mother's alcoholism was a constant source of pain for me, and I was always a little moody and tingly,” she continued.
“I knew that the industry and public opinion were fickle, but when I was on set, I felt like the job was stable in the sense that the space was closed off and there were rules to follow. You and your schedule were always considered. It was freeing in a way.
Shields' mother had been her manager since she was 11 months old. Shields felt “steady” on set, but at home she didn't know what to expect from her mother.
“On the other hand, when I was at home with my mom, I had no idea what was going to happen,” the “Mother of the Bride” star admitted. “Plans will change quickly, and so will your mood.”
When it came time for her and her husband, Chris Henchy, to raise their own children, Shields wanted to do things differently.
“I wanted to protect my children from living with feelings of instability, uncertainty, and fear, so I built in as many routines and rituals as possible,” she wrote in her memoir. I explained inside. “I encouraged them to speak up and voice their opinions instead of being timid. I encouraged them to voice their opinions.”
“I wanted people to know that nothing is off limits and that they can talk about anything,” Shields continued. “That doesn't mean there aren't consequences, but we'll have a conversation about why they acted a certain way.”
However, his relationship with his late mother was “complicated.”
“All my life, I've turned to her for absolutely everything,” the model wrote, according to the Daily Mail. “Yes, I was afraid of being judged or reprimanded. Yes, I felt guilty every time I thought my actions would disappoint her.”
“And yet the pull towards her was so strong,” she added.
“There was a magnetic field surrounding her, and even though I knew better, I was always pulled back. Love is a very powerful motivator.”
Shields' relationship with her mother and career were explored in the documentary “Pretty Baby,” which premiered in 2023.
The film mainly focused on the controversies that arose during her acting and modeling days in her youth.
Shields faced backlash for her Calvin Klein Jeans campaign, her role as a child prostitute at the age of 11, and her sex scene in the film Endless Love when she was 16.
In 1981, Shields lost a lawsuit against photographer Garry Gross. He photographed nude SEALs when he was 10 years old and later sold the photos.
