Brooke Shields Reveals Blunt Advice She Gave Model Daughter About 'Hard and Thankless' Profession

Brooke Shields opened up about her youngest daughter Grier's ambitions to be a model, revealing the tough advice she gave her.

Shields recently spoke with the publication Real Simple and during the conversation, she was asked about her perspective on her 18-year-old daughter's modeling dreams.

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The Blue Lagoon actress recounted how she fought against Grier's ambitions until she was a legal adult, when she told her, "I can’t say no at this point, because you’re starting to become your own person," but she made it clear that "you can’t just want to be famous, and it can’t just be to make money."

"It has to come from a deeper place because it’s not fun. It’s hard and it’s thankless," she added, later saying that she also told Grier, "I’m not going to fight this. But you are going to learn what it really means to do this. You’re going to learn how hard it is to be a model."

Shields also recalled a recent moment when Grier was on a photoshoot and she gave her a little "tough love," encouraging her to learn to speak up for herself in the intense modeling industry.

Grier made her runway debut last September at New York Fashion Week, walking for Tommy Hilfiger after previously modeling in campaigns for the designer brand.

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While both mother and daughter seem quite busy these days, they spent some quality time with the family over the holidays, with Shields sharing photos on Instagram from a New Year's trip to the Bahamas.

In the first photo, she posed with her daughters, Grier and Rowan, on the beach. Shields' husband, Chris Henchy, made an appearance in a later snap.

Now, Shields is celebrating the release of her new book, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, which officially hits shelves on Jan. 14.

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