Brooke Shields, who told her daughter that she doesn’t model “just for fame and money.” “So why?”, many will ask

Other than following in their parents’ footsteps. Brooke Shields, who in her CV boasts, among other things, shots on the most prestigious covers, would not be bursting with joy at the idea that her daughter Grier could embark on a career as a model, or rather, not under certain conditions. Which? Doing it just for fame and money she said herself in an interview with Real Simple.

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A worthy statement, especially nowadays, and which turns the spotlight on the fact that what at 18, Grier’s age, must guide and move choices is something quite different, but which on the other hand, inevitably, also raises the opposite question: what does he have to do it for? Shields herself responds, speaking to the online magazine about a decision that «it must come from something deeper», explaining how being a model isn’t such a fun job.

“It’s difficult and thankless” he added. «She is a beautiful girl, but there are a lot of other beautiful girls around» he said again to underline the need to find other true motivations to enter this world. In short, a sort of typical warning from a mother with a few more years of experience. After all, who better than her, a model from an early age, can say and confirm it.

Yet, Shields, although he made his point with his daughter, he didn’t deny her trying, on the contrary. After initially opposing it only because Grier was too young, now that she is finally of age she has given her carte blanche, so that she can take on her responsibilities. “I won’t fight for it, but you will learn what it really means. You will learn how difficult it is to be a model» said the mother again, turning to her second daughter.

Brooke Shields with daughter Grier.

Brooke Shields with daughter Grier.

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A real invitation to try it on your own skin, to fall and get up with your own strength to understand that not all that glitters is gold, and that, like any profession, this one too, which for many may appear only as a source of glamour, has its most difficult sides. For this reason, in his opinion, it is important that there are other motivations at play besides fame and profit, essential ones to face even the “most tiring” moments, just as happened with the young woman’s first assignment.

«His first job was with Bruce Weber in Montauk – says Brooke Shields -. I took her there and they put her in an incredible, tiny Zac Posen dress. I left, then when I came back, she said to me: “Mom, mom, mom, my ribs hurt.” I said something like, “I don’t know what to tell you.” She said, “They already took the photos.” I told her, “You’re not done until (the photographer) It doesn’t say you’re done. And when he says you’re done, don’t move a muscle. He waits for his assistant to take the camera from him. Then he runs away. Because if you don’t, he’ll put in another hundred rolls of film and it’ll take another hour. And she said, ‘I’m so tired.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, get used to being tired!'”

Source: Vanity Fair

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