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Brooke Shields Says Barbara Walters Asked Her Body Measurements at 15

Her renewed account underscores how major media once treated teen girls as fair game for invasive questions.

Overview

  • Shields, speaking on the Dinner's On Me podcast, recalled Walters asking for her body measurements when she was 15 and said she answered then but would push back today.
  • The interview happened in 1981 after her Calvin Klein jeans ad drew criticism for sexual innuendo involving a minor and was pulled from some TV markets.
  • She said she felt discomfort as Walters had her stand so the host could compare their bodies on camera.
  • Shields added that Walters never later acknowledged the episode and that she now tries not to let such treatment affect her.
  • She framed the moment as a product of a male-dominated era and contrasted it with feeling more empowered at 60, including launching a haircare line for women over 40.