It wasn’t Brooke Shields’ first time exposing herself to the general public.
Shields, 57, said in an interview Wednesday that she regrets being so open about being a virgin as an ingenue.
The previous child star called it a “mistake” to be so open about her sex life — or lack thereof — during a recent episode of her podcast, “Now What? With Brooke Shields.”
“I mean, I feel it was, in hindsight, a little bit of a mistake for me to be so open about my virginity since it never left me alone,” said the “Blue Lagoon” actress.
Indeed, a complete section of her 1985 book, “On Your Own,” a kids’ guide to self care, was dedicated to the controversial subject.
Shields clarified that she didn’t actually write the whole draft after publishers rejected her first chapter submission, and hired ghostwriters to supply the tome.
“In it, there was one a part of a chapter, where I discuss not abstinence, per se, but owning your selection,” she recalled.
“I’d get quite a lot of fan mail from kids saying, ‘Oh, my boyfriend’s pressuring me, and I don’t wish to have sex. What do I do?’ My narrative was, ‘You don’t need to do anything you don’t wish to.’”
The “Pretty Baby” starlet was quickly given the moniker the “most famous virgin on the earth,” and subjected to “creepy” interview questions, she said.
Shields’ public persona was challenged from a young age after starring in a succession of sexually charged movies as a teen, in addition to a 1980 Calvin Klein ad campaign featuring the glamorous 15-year-old delivering their provocative slogan: “Do you understand what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.”
In the identical conversation, the podcaster went on to say that her awkward early experiences in Hollywood had also given her the profession training she needed.
“To be in the road of fireplace at such a young age in that way — I gained a resilience, and it set me as much as be ready for anything on this industry, which might be difficult,” she said.
The Post reached out to Shields for comment.
