Brooke Shields says mother was ‘in love’ with her and wanted to be ‘separated’ from sexuality

Brooke Shields and Drew Barrymore are understanding with their provident mothers.

The former child actors spoke emotionally about their youth in the spotlight during Tuesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” in which the host revealed that her mother “wanted to be with the people I was with” — and asked- o if her mother Shields, Teri Shields did the same to her.

“No, because she was in love with me,” Shields told Barrymore during the interview. “I was his main target. And we would both be cut off from our sexuality. I wanted to stay a virgin. That would have been great.

Barrymore, who rose to global fame after starring in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic ET the Extra-Terrestrial, said her mother, Jaid Barrymore, “was so in love” with her famous daughter that she she wanted to know them herself. Barrymore’s Adventures in Hollywood.

“I don’t understand, but I understand,” Shields felt. “It’s so layered and it’s so necessary. And it’s so sad and broken.”

Shields attended a press tour for “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a Hulu documentary named after a 1978 film in which she played a 12-year-old prostitute, and recently reflected on Calvin Klein’s infamously suggestive imagery. young people and participate in discussions about exploitation.

“We all aspired to get the approval of our mothers and fathers,” Shields told Barrymore during their conversation.

“Or you spend your life running away from, running to, trying not to be, trying to be like your mother,” she continued. “And it’s essential. And you have to go through this process. And it’s just a lot of work.”

Shields told Barrymore that her mother sat in on all the interviews she did as a child. Shields, who revealed last month that she was sexually assaulted in her 20s by a powerful Hollywood executive, said her mother was adamant.

“‘No one’s gonna take you,'” Shields said of her mother’s mission. “‘I’ll be there. I’m there first. You’re mine. I won’t give you to anybody. Under the guise of protection, but I think it was more ownership and fear.

“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” is available on Hulu.