Brooke Shields reveals she apologized to ex-boyfriend Dean Cain several years ... trends now
She dated him in college and lost her virginity to him at age 22.
Now Brooke Shields is reflecting on her relationship with actor Dean Cain and her regrets at not being able to enjoy the present moment with him.
Speaking with People, Brooke, 57, admitted she apologized to the Lois & Clark actor, 56, several years ago.
The Blue Lagoon star said she felt 'paralyzed from shame' during their relationship and feared letting down fans after admitting to being a virgin at age 20.
She admitted her role in their relationship: 'I did not make it easy.'
'I did not make it easy': Brooke Shields is reflecting on her relationship with actor Dean Cain and her regrets at not being able to enjoy the present moment with him
Brooke, who was sexualized as a young actress and heavily objectified, recalled the wonderful time they shared together and the insecurities she suffered at the time.
'We had a great relationship, broke up, got back together again after three years. And that should have been a delicious time for me of reveling in it and feeling proud and free because I was in love,' she said.
'But it was as if I was just paralyzed from shame, thinking everybody was going to know, thinking of letting my fans down because I had professed one thing.'
'He just was so loyal and loving and just so in love. And I did not make it easy,' she explained.
Several years ago, Brooke apologized to Cain.
'I said, "I'm sorry for you, and I'm really sorry for me,"' she recalled.
Brookes will be recounting her life in the upcoming two-part documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.
In it, she reflects on her harrowing rape.
'I was just paralyzed from shame': Brooke, who was sexualized as a young actress and heavily objectified, recalled the wonderful time they shared together and the insecurities she suffered at the time
'Doing the documentary, you see it all together, and it's a miracle that I survived,' the New Yorker said in her People cover story - on newsstands this Friday.
In the documentary, Brooke revealed she was
