Brooke Shields on the ‘Freedom' of Being 60 — and the Everyday Essentials That Help Her Feel Her Best
Shields, who turned 60 just a couple of weeks before our call, should know. After a literal lifetime in the public eye — she landed her first gig, an Ivory soap ad, at 11 months old — the actress, author, model, podcaster, and current president of Actors' Equity Association is arguably busier than ever.
She launched Commence, a hair-care line for women over 40, in June 2024. Her latest book, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, came out this past January. And to celebrate the big 6-0, she posed — some might say fearlessly, but she might say joyfully — in a bikini on Instagram.
'It's a lot more positive than people anticipate it being,' she said about her current phase of life. 'It's so much more of a celebration than it is to be feared.'
It's also a bit easier, of course, when you have a few tricks up your sleeve that help keep you looking and feeling your best. So I asked Shields about her daily must-haves for pulling it all off.
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