I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn't challenge my family life.

The couple has two daughters. She won the People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Young Performer in four consecutive years from 1981 to 1984. By the age of 16 Shields had become one of the most recognizable faces in the world because of her dual career as a provocative fashion model and controversial child actress.

Brooke Shields (born May 31 1965) is an American actress model and former child star. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle.