Brooke Shields’ childhood success story rings as a cautionary tale because, throughout that time, the former child star was heavily se*ualized. Although she had started modeling at just 11 months old, her life took a drastic turn when she was made to pose naked for Playboy at just 10 years old.

Brooke Shields in a shot from the documentary Pretty Baby | Credits: Hulu

Things went even more haywire when the actress starred in Pretty Baby as a child pr*stitute. A recent TikTok trend dragged those dark days back into the light after Brooke Shields herself pointed it out effectively starting a public discourse on the matter.

To make matters worse, the ones making these decisions for the former child star were none but her mother. She also controlled Shields’ career well into her adulthood, until the actress broke free from her in a swift but powerful move.

Brooke Shields posed...