Pretty Baby flashback: Nightmarish memories of Brooke Shields as June Carter Cash?

Brooke Shields said she “didn’t personally feel burned” by Pretty Baby after initially taking a wary view. But for young viewers, the teen-turned-young adult performer later admitted, the role as a young girl who is the love interest of a pimp in the 1980 film gave her nightmares. Shields, who was 16 when she made the film, made the remarks in an interview with Good Housekeeping, for a special flashback issue to mark the 30th anniversary of Pretty Baby, which was followed by Sex, Lies and Videotape, which was also released that year. Of course, she said, Pretty Baby was not aimed at a pre-teen audience. “It wasn’t for them, even at that point. I know – they probably think it was for them, too.” “And even then I could see that it wasn’t designed for them. It wasn’t what they want. They don’t want that,” Shields told the magazine. Recommended Slideshows 22 Pictures PHOTOS: A look back at Queen performing in the 1970s and 1980s 22 Pictures 35 Pictures All of these celebrities have had their nudes leaked 35 Pictures 34 Pictures PHOTOS: A look back at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade through the years 34 Pictures More picture galleries 11 Pictures PHOTOS: See Yes on 3 supporters react to historic transgender rights Question 3 win 11 Pictures 10 Pictures PHOTOS: Worst toys of the year according to W.A.T.C.H 10 Pictures 20 Pictures PHOTOS: A look at Idris Elba’s style through the years 20 Pictures “I never felt exactly attacked or anything. It was a weird, unexpected timing. But in the back of my mind I never felt really burned. “After Pretty Baby,” she continued, “a lot of teenage girls couldn’t look at me the same way. I didn’t feel personally burned.” “I was always in touch with the feelings of those girls. It wasn’t like they were able to feel safe around me,” she added. When Shields met and began dating Andrew Keegan when she was 23, she realised it was time to begin referring to her relationship with Pretty Baby as Pretty Baby Syndrome. “But when I was growing up, he was the lead – the narrator,” she added. “I called it Pretty Baby Syndrome, and I called it Pretty Baby. It still gets us into trouble.” (a feat, that. )