“Had No Idea” describes the younger daughter of Brooke Shields. An Exclusive Statement from a Mother Who Was Sexually Assaulted Before Seeing Her Beautiful Baby Doc: “I Was Shocked”

Brooke Shields tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview with her daughters, Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18, that “learning from your kids is a part of being a mom.” This conversation is included in this week’s cover story because it is exclusive. Exactly this was the situation when the documentary about her life, titled Pretty Baby, was released the previous year.

The documentary delved into the extraordinary life of the actress and beauty icon, as well as her profession that spanned six decades for her. She also disclosed for the first time that she had been sexually abused when she was in her early 20s by a powerful player in the Hollywood industry, but she opted not to name the individual.However, Grier was unaware of the assault, in contrast to her daughter Rowan, who was aware of it.

In her 59th year, Brooke admits, “I did not prepare her.” A misunderstanding occurred between us. I had stated that it was an investigation of the sexualization of women in my field, but I was foolish enough to believe that she would respond, “Wow, you’ve come through a lot, but look where we are today.” This was because we had such a stable, healthy, and somewhat normal existence, and I wasn’t utterly ruined.