In 1980, there was a film on everyone’s lips – “The Blue Lagoon”, with Brooke Shields (57) and Christopher Atkins (61) in the lead roles. The film is about two children who survive a shipwreck and are stranded on a tropical island.
They fall in love with each other and eventually have a child together. Today, it is not inconceivable that the film would have caused more attention than it did in the 80s.
– Would not be allowed
“The Blue Lagoon” had a lot of nudity – and the main actors have in the past stated that it was uncomfortable.
– Never again will a film be made like it. That would not be allowed, Shields has said.
Only 14 years old
She was only 14 years old when the film was shot. Atkins, on the other hand, was only 18.
Now the film star opens up further about the big differences from the recording of “The Blue Lagoon” to today. She does so in connection with her new documentary “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields”.
– This is my 56-year-old body
– There is a larger conversation around the sexualization of young women. I myself have stood in the middle of the storm on several levels over several decades. I have been part of the conversation, or at least part of the focus, says Shields The Hollywood Reporterand continues:
– The narrative has changed over time, depending on the influence from outside and the decade we’ve been in. Now I’m the mother of two young women, and the conversation we have around sexuality is different than it was. Before, there was no conversation about it, for me personally, when I was a child.
About the abuse
In connection with the upcoming documentary, Shields also speaks out about an abuse that is said to have taken place over 30 years ago.
He doesn’t look like this anymore
– I didn’t know if, or when, I was going to bring this up. It has taken me many years in therapy to be able to talk about it. I have worked hard and I have learned to process it.
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Furthermore, the star explains that she has come to a place where she is comfortable talking openly about the incident. Shields reveals that she wants to share her story in the documentary so that she can help others struggling with the trauma of abuse.
– I hope that if I share this incident and my story it can help others get through whatever they are going through.
