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Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old

Thoughts on ageing as a woman

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Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old

By: Brooke Shields
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 From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of ageing that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older

Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Growing up as a child actor and model, her every feature was scrutinised, her every decision judged. Today Brooke faces a different kind of scrutiny: that of being a 'woman of a certain age'.

And yet, for Brooke, the passage of time has brought freedom. At fifty-nine, she feels more comfortable in her skin, more empowered and confident than she did decades ago in those famous Calvin Kleins. Now, in Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, she's changing the narrative about women and ageing.

This is an era, insists Brooke, when women are reclaiming agency and power, not receding into the shadows. These are the years when we get to decide how we want to live - when we get to write our own stories.

With remarkable candour, Brooke bares all, painting a vibrant and optimistic picture of being a woman in the prime of her life, while dismantling the myths that have, for too long, dimmed that perception. Sharing her own life experiences with humour and humility, and weaving together research and reporting, Brooke takes aim at the systemic factors that contribute to age-related bias.

By turns inspiring, moving, and galvanising, Brooke's honesty and vulnerability will resonate with women everywhere, and spark a new conversation about the power and promise of midlife.©2025 Brooke Shields Aging & Longevity Body Positivity Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Women's Voices
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Have always loved Brooke and her work. She was my girl crush and I wanted to be just like her, aside from the fact i was 5ft3 and lived in a country town in FNQ. 😆
I loved hearing how she takes us on the journey of her life and the challenges and how she has become the mature woman she is today. She highlights the normal parenting issues that mothers with teenage girls go through, regardless or designer clothes, they all borrow stuff you rather they didn’t .
But she is humble enough to say hey this has what I’ve done and this is what I now believe. The only comment I have is that she says she shared the stage with Markle who is still bleating on about a class project from when she was 11. Brooke is a mega star, Markle married someone special, that’s it.
So of course Brooke has much more interesting stories. I could listen to her read anything.😍😍

Brooke , a long term idol, has the same fears as me!

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I loved this story. I have liked Brooke since I can remember. She was terrific in The Blue Lagoon

Brooke

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Great Listen!! found myself talking to Brooke “Yes!! You are so right!” Nodding “So true!” Really enjoyed her narration and the authentic humour & grounded realness. I felt lighter & connected after listening. Thanks Brooke- this will be a book I’m going to listen over & over again!

YES!!

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Brooke is not just a pretty face but an intelligent woman who has worked hard despite her lifelong exposure in a very tough industry & prevails in her own personal space, her family & business/acting life.

Brooke Prevails

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I so needed to hear this being just hit the big 50. So many truths! Makes me feel like I'm not alone in what comes in this stage of life. I felt so many emotions.. thankyou so much xx

Loved this book, honest, funny and hearfelt

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