Beautiful Survivor: Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Warning: major gushing ahead! In this episode, I'm taking a look at the new two-part documentary Pretty Baby, all about the life and career of Brooke Shields. I think it's safe to say she was my first girl crush, and I still adore her. She's had a charmed but often difficult life, full of exploitation and some abuse, and has come out on the other side with her intelligence, sense of humor and groundedness intact. She's a survivor, and for that I admire the hell out of her. CW: emotional trauma, abuse of power, alcoholism, sexual assault.

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Thetrailer for the Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields documentary on Hulu.

Brooke Shields tells Vogue the story behind her iconic 1980s Calvin Klein Jeans ad campaign.

Yes it's corny but I really enjoyedSuddenly Susan

How I loved and adored Lipstick Jungleand will never get over its cancellation. Never!

Brooke Shields' book, Down Came the Rain,is about her experience with postpartum depression. She has also written a memoir about her relationship with her alcoholic mother, and some children's books.

Just take a look at all of the acting roles this womanhas done in her life!

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