.BrookeShields' documentary, PrettyBaby, shows the dark side of fame at a young age.
“I was struggling to find my own voice,” Shields recalled in the clip. “I wasn’t told it was important to have agency.” Viewers see awkward moments like her appearance onas the TV host gushes that she’s an “exquisite-looking young lady.” As the camera closes in on her face,. Other stars also make a cameo, including Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore, who add their commentary to the now-57-year-old’s story.
“I just always remember thinking, like, I hope she’s OK,” Linney noted. “She was a young girl in an all-adult world.” And Barrymore, , shared her thoughts on the supermodel wanting to be seen for more than her “pretty face,” explaining, “I love Brooke’s tone about it. We’re moving forward in life.”
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