Brooke Shields Shares Details Of Her Complicated Upbringing, Says Mom Was ‘In Love’ With Her

Brooke Shields has always acknowledged the complex dynamic relationship she had with her mother, Teri, who died in 2012. Teri was known in the entertainment industry as Brooke’s fierce guardian and manager. Interestingly, their relationship bore similarities to the one between Drew Barrymore and her mother, Jaid.

During her appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show to discuss her documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, Brooke was questioned about whether her mother had ever dated one of her boyfriends, a scenario that once played out between the show host and her mother. “No, ‘cause she was in love with me. I was her main focus,” Shields replied Barrymore. “And both of us were going to be cut off from our sexuality; I was gonna stay a virgin, and she was going to be just Teri Terrific and being there.”

Brooke Shields reveal that she loved her late mother

The actress revealed that her mother’s love and attention were what kept her in the spotlight, and she continued in it so as to make her mom happy. “It was all I knew. You know what I mean. But we got stuff. It’s like I did a movie, and we got a car,” Shields noted. “All I knew was, keep my mother alive, keep dancing, and get stuff.”

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She also revealed that just like every other child in a family, there is always a desire for a child to want acceptance from the parents. “We all were aspiring to get approval from our mommies and daddies,” Shields told Barrymore. “You either spend your life running away from, running towards, trying to not be like trying to be like, your mother. And it’s primal. And you gotta go through the process of it. And it’s just a lot of work.”

The actress claims her mother’s love for her was born out of her insecurities

Brooke also discussed that her mother who doubles as her manager was very overprotective of her while discharging her duties. She also mentioned to the show host that her late mother ensured that she was present in all of her interviews.

“‘No one’s going to get you,’” Shields joked about her mother’s intention to sit in on all of her interviews. “‘I’m going to be there. I’m there first. You’re mine. I’m not going to give you to somebody.’ Under the guise of protection, but it was more ownership and fear, I think.”