Brooke Shields: I Regret Losing My Virginity at 22

Us Magazine - May 25, 2009 9:30 AM PDT
Story photo: Brooke Shields: I Regret Losing My Virginity at 22Brooke Shields poses in the press room at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA. Jason Merritt/FilmMagicUs Magazine
Brooke Shields says she wishes she learned to "love the way" she looked "earlier."

Why?

"I think I would have had sex a lot earlier!" the actress jokes in the June issue of Health magazine. "I think I would have lost my virginity earlier than I did at 22.

"I had the public and this pressure, and I wish I had just gotten it over with in the beginning, when it was sort of OK. I think I could have been much more in touch with myself," Shields -- who was a child model -- continues.

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If she had sex earlier, "I think I wouldn't have had issues with weight -- I carried this protective 20 pounds [in college]," she says. "It was all connected. And to me, that's a health regret."

Shields, 43, also opens up about aging.

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"The older I get, the younger I feel," she says. "Growing up, I was always the kid, but I spoke like an adult and was in adult roles. I didn't feel like a kid.

"The older I get, I actually feel younger! Which is good," she goes on. "I always thought when you get older, youll want to slow down, but I want to do even more."

She's also become easier on herself as she ages.

"As I'm getting older, I'm enjoying my vices so much more because I feel like I've deserved them," says Shields, who loves to treat herself to a "good hunk of dark Belgian chocolate."

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One thing she's strict about: sunscreen. The actress had a "sun scare" -- a mole near her upper left lip that "keeps coming back," she says.

"I've had it for awhile, but a year ago my doctor froze it off and it turned out it was precancerous. I was panicked. I thought, Of course!" she continues. "Everything's started to be in place, and now I have to get that?

"When everything is going well, my Catholic guilt rears its ugly head and says, 'No, youre not allowed to be that happy, 'Were gonna give you cancer now!'" she moans.

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  • Sandysosexy
    Wow i really thought she was better than that. No wonder why you have so many messed up teenagers ( cause of ppl like her), what kind of example is she setting. What a shame!!! You make me sick Brooke.
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 4:09 PM PDT
  • Sandysosexy
    Wow i really thought she was better than that. No wonder why you have so many messed up teenagers ( cause of ppl like her), what kind of example is she setting. What a shame!!! You make me sick Brooke.
    report abuseposted July 6, 2009 4:09 PM PDT
  • barefootgirl
    Jeez, what a waste! She was hot in like Blue Lagoon, she should have gone for it then when she was the normal teenage for it. What a tragedy that absolutely gorgous girls have this mindscrew from society about how they "should" look. I am so thankful to my parents that me and my sibs were raised like we were. All the years of yong active FUN she missed
    report abuseposted May 28, 2009 11:42 AM PDT
  • April Showers
    That's a stupid thing to say. And we wonder why 15 year old girls are knocked up
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 6:33 PM PDT
  • sarah h
    Good for her. I agree that the bigger of a deal we make virginity to girls, the worse off they are. 22 is a little old for it but what's important is how you feel about it. I lost it at 18 and don't regret it for a second, one way or the other.
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 5:44 PM PDT
  • marissa
    I clicked on this article thinking that Brooke would say she regretted having sex at 22. Imagine my shock when she said she'd wished she'd had it a lot earlier!! Shame on you, Brooke. You apparently aren't much of a role model.
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 4:25 PM PDT
  • stormy
    leave her alone!she is awesome and you know it!and dont bring farrah into it,she has enough on her plate!remember what your mother taught you,if you cant say something nice,dont say anything at all!
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 3:36 PM PDT
  • christian hula girl
    Who really cares !t There's bigger issues in the world!
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 1:51 PM PDT
  • Jaded28
    This makes no sense! Every girl should wait until they are grown enough, smart enough and have the right man to give up their virginity. Its not all that so might as well wait to find a man that loves and respects you.
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 1:48 PM PDT
  • connie
    grow up brooke shields-no one cares if you lost your virginity at 12 or 22-it would just have made you a %@!*# sooner
    report abuseposted May 25, 2009 1:07 PM PDT
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