Brooke Shields claps back at comment criticising her looks

Brooke Shields, an American actress, appeared on the talk show, Good Morning America where she responded to criticism of her appearance.

She revealed her thoughts on a comment she had received on social media, explaining, “I was doing an Instagram Live the other day and one of the comments was ‘I really wish you looked the way you used to.’ And I was like, [Laughs] ‘Really?’

Shields added that the comment actually validated her decision to name her memoir: Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old.

When applauded for focusing on the present rather than the past, she responded, “I think it’s important to do that in this era of a woman’s life. The beauty industry wants us to chase youth, we look at regrets — what if, what if. And I think it’s important to understand where you’ve been, but I think it’s really joyous to say, ‘I may not know where I’m going but I’m here.’”

Continuing, “This is a different age than it used to be. Yeah, I want to look my best and I want to be healthy. I said, ‘I wish everything were a little higher and tighter.’ But at the same time, I’ve earned everything that I have on my face.”

Brooke Shields concluded by saying that age really is just a number, claiming that women can be vibrant even at the age of 60 in this era.