The “Blue Lagoon” star, who was 15 at the time of the 1981 interview, said it “breaks” her heart to “see that little girl” when she watches it back.
The “Blue Lagoon” star, 57,Wednesday how she felt when the legendary journalist asked about her body during their sit-down when she was just 15 years old.
“The way the press treated us and what was acceptable, whether it’s asking me my measurements on nationwide television, asking me to stand up — Barbara Walters did that and compared herself to me — and just the sort of approach that they had in asking me questions as a [teen] was really just unconscionable,” she said.Shields said it “breaks” her heart to “see that little girl” when she watches it again.
The former “The View” co-host then joked with Shields’ mom, Teri Shields, who was present, “It’s very hard when you have a little kid this high to keep her down to size, isn’t it?”Walters asked a teenage Brooke to stand next to her in order to compare their heights.
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