Brooke Shields says she 'fought' towards her 17-year-old daughter beginning a modeling profession 'for therefore lengthy' earlier than giving in

• Brooke Shields initially did not need her daughter Grier Henchy to develop into a mannequin.
• She finally realized the 17-year-old was enthusiastic about it and gave in.
• Shields put guidelines in place: She would not be Grier’s supervisor and Grier nonetheless needed to go to school.

Some mother and father are thrilled when their little one follows of their footsteps, however Brooke Shields was lower than enthused when her youthful daughter needed to start out her personal modeling profession.

Shields, who shares daughters Rowan Frances Henchy, 20, and Grier Hammond Henchy, 17, with husband Chris Henchy, opened up about Grier’s burgeoning runway modeling profession throughout an interview Thursday on “Stay With Kelly and Mark.” The “Blue Lagoon” star stated she was apprehensive when Grier, who has been “doing little issues right here and there,” first approached her about modeling.

“I fought it for therefore lengthy,” Shields instructed cohosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. “It is such a special trade now than it was,” she added, noting that social media did not exist when she was a mannequin.

Shields specified that Grier is aspiring to work as a runway mannequin. “That is brutal, and backstage is simply brutal,” she stated. “I by no means did runway. I do not suppose I might’ve been in a position to deal with it.”

Ultimately, Shields stated she realized that Grier was “actually passionate” about modeling and determined to permit her daughter to mannequin — with some guidelines in place.

“I lastly needed to give in and say if you happen to’re gonna do that, A) I am not gonna be your supervisor. You are going to be with an company,” Shields stated. “You might be gonna have a fantastic work ethic. It is not going to be comfy and also you’re gonna take heed to me. These are my guidelines. And you are going to school.”

Shields acknowledged that having her personal mom Teri as a supervisor “most likely was how I may survive,” as a result of they have been “glued on the hip” and Teri was “such a mama bear” that she would not permit anybody to get to Shields.

The actress beforehand opened up about her traumatic experiences within the trade, together with being sexually assaulted by a Hollywood government, in addition to her difficult relationship with Teri, within the two-part Hulu documentary “Fairly Child: Brooke Shields” and subsequent press tour. As Shields recounted within the documentary, Teri alllowed her to pose nude for a Playboy publication whereas a minor and seem semi-nude in movies reminiscent of “Fairly Child” and “The Blue Lagoon.”

Showing on “The Drew Barrymore Present” in April, Shields described how she was her mom’s “principal focus” and stated her mom did not date as a result of she was “in love” with Shields.

“Each of us have been reduce off from our sexuality,” Shields instructed Barrymore. “I used to be going to remain a virgin. She was going to be simply Teri Terrific.”