Tuesday 22 November 2022 08:20 AM Brooke Shields opens up about controversial Barbara Walters interview trends now
Brooke Shields opened up on some of her more controversial interviews - including her infamous one with Barbara Walters when she was just 15 - on The Drew Barrymore Show.
The 57-year-old model was just 15 years old when she was interviewed by Walters in 1981, following her breakthrough role in The Blue Lagoon.
Shields was promoting her new HBO Max movie Holiday Harmony on Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, when got very candid about some inappropriate interviews.
Opening up: Brooke Shields opened up on some of her more controversial interviews - including her infamous one with Barbara Walters when she was just 15 - on The Drew Barrymore Show
Interviewed: The 57-year-old model was just 15 years old when she was interviewed by Walters in 1981, following her breakthrough role in The Blue Lagoon
Barrymore recalled an interview she did with Walters when she was in her early 20s and Walters was pressing her about her substance abuse issues, bisexuality and more, adding, 'she would not relent.'
Shields mentioned that she wanted, 'the negative sound bite' while revealing her experiences with Walters.
'She asked me what my measurements were and asked me to stand up, and I stand up and she’s like comparing herself to this little girl, and I thought, ‘This isn’t right. I don’t understand what this is,' Shields explained.
Drew recalls: Barrymore recalled an interview she did with Walters when she was in her early 20s and Walters was pressing her about her substance abuse issues, bisexuality and more, adding, 'she would not relent'
Measurements: 'She asked me what my measurements were and asked me to stand up, and I stand up and she’s like comparing herself to this little girl, and I thought, ‘This isn’t right. I don’t understand what this is,' Shields explained
'But I just, I behaved and smiled and felt like so taken advantage of in so many ways,' she added.
'But over the years, you know when you’ve been in the public eye and have been commented on all the time, everybody has an opinion, and you all get to say it, and now that’s where social media I think can be dangerous. Then you learn to say no this is my truth,' Shields added.
Shields also spoke about another interview that happened when she was even younger - 10 years old - with another woman interviewer.
