Brooke Shields Regrets Becoming the ‘Most Famous Virgin in the World’ in 1985

11.11.2022 - 01:27 / glamour.com

virginity and the purity rings were the topics of in the '90s and 2000s, Brooke Shields was the “most famous virgin in the world.”After becoming a household name as a model and star of the film Blue Lagoon, released a book titled On Your Own while studying at Princeton University. In the book of advice for teens and young women, she revealed that she was a virgin, which became a big topic of conversation on the talk show circuit.Now, Shields says she regrets being “so open” about this aspect of her life.

"I mean, I think it was, in hindsight, a bit of a mistake for me to be so open about my virginity because it never left me alone," Shields said in a recent episode of her podcast , per .Like many other celebrity memoirs, Shields revealed that On Your Own was actually written by a ghostwriter after her publisher rejected a draft of her first chapter. "They wanted a simple, stupid book," Shields said.

"Like, 'I like leg warmers.'"This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Still, Brooke Shields wanted the book to address sex in order to encourage readers to choose the best path forward for them. "In it, there was one part of a chapter, where I discuss—not abstinence per se—but owning your choice," she said.

"I would get a lot of fan mail from kids saying, 'Oh, my boyfriend's pressuring me, and I don't want to have sex. What do I do? My narrative was, 'You don't have to do anything you don't want to.'"During the podcast, Shields even said she wishes she didn't wait until she was 22 to sleep with her then-boyfriend Dean Cain.