Inside Brooke Shields' tragic rise to fame... from posing naked as a kid to being raped at age 22
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To some, it may look like Brooke Shields had a dream childhood - thanks to her booming modeling and acting careers, she spent much of her upbringing jetting across the globe, attending A-list events, and posing for cameras. But if you peel back the curtain, the actress' meteoric rise to fame has been a lot less dazzling than one might think.
![[Brooke started modeling when she was just 11 months old, but she has been fiercely honest about how she was 'sexualized' as a child]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/20/69219517-14279279-Brooke_seen_as_a_kid_has_been_open_about_the_negative_parts_of_b-a-35_1736800596217.jpg)
Becoming one of the biggest child stars on the planet came at a cost, as Brooke's life has continuously been plagued by tragedy and turmoil. It started with her 'complicated' relationship with her 'alcoholic' momager, who 'controlled' everything she did and would body shame her when she got drunk.
![[Not only did the star pose nude for Playboy at only 10 years old, but she also played a child prostitute in the 1978 movie Pretty Baby, when she was 11 (seen)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/13/20/69133505-14279279-Shields_character_seduced_Keith_Carradine_in_a_scene_from_the_fi-a-36_1736800619124.jpg)
The star, now 59, has also spoken out about how she was unfairly 'sexualized' at a young age, as she was forced to pose naked for Playboy at 10 before portraying a child prostitute in a film when she was 11. In addition, she famously starred in a sexually-driven Calvin Klein ad at age 15, and was publicly grilled about her sexual history and measurements on live television while promoting the campaign.
![[In addition, the actress once said that the director of the 1981 movie Endless Love twisted her toe during a sex scene to try to get her to make an 'ecstasy face' when she was just 15]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/15/69447089-14279279-In_addition_the_actress_once_said_that_the_director_of_the_1981_-a-48_1736868337824.jpg)
Brooke once admitted of her child and teenage years in the spotlight, 'Sometimes I'm amazed that I survived any of it.'. But things didn't get easier for Brooke during her adult years. Brooke Shields is set to lay bare her roller-coaster ride journey in her upcoming memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman.
![[In her 2023 Hulu documentary, entitled Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, Brooke slammed The Blue Lagoon (seen) director Randal Kleiser for trying to exploit her 'sexual awakening']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/15/69446433-14279279-In_her_2023_Hulu_documentary_entitled_Pretty_Baby_Brooke_Shields-a-50_1736868337901.jpg)
Not only has she revealed that a doctor once performed a surgical procedure on her vagina without her permission - which she described as an 'irreversible invasion' - but she also has spoken out about how she was raped in a hotel room by an unnamed man at age 22.
![[Brooke also famously starred in a campaign for Calvin Klein at age 15, in which she was seen saying to the camera: 'You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/15/94051141-14279279-Brooke_also_famously_starred_in_a_campaign_for_Calvin_Klein_at_a-a-49_1736868337900.jpg)
