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Brooke Shieldsis one proud mama!
“That last scene in the movie where they are confident and free. They’re confident, they’re being listened to, I’m proud of them speaking their mind,” the 57-year-old star told PEOPLE Wednesday night about daughtersRowan, 19, and Grier, 16, who she shares with her husband,Chris Henchy. “They are young women who are already beginning to find their own agencies. It took me until practically today.”
The close bondThe Blue Lagoonactress shares with her teens was evident earlier in the day when Rowan checked in to see her mom and offer congrats on the eve of the premiere of the Hulu project. Grier also wore one of her mom’s red suits to the event at Alice Tully Hall.
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“[Rowan] called me from college and was like, you know, ‘Mom, let me see what you’re wearing,’ and ‘I’m so proud of you,'” Shields said. “My [other] daughter was just like, ‘Do you want me to hold your hand? Do you want me to hold your phone? Do you want me to hold your purse?’ And I was like, ‘No thank you, just hold my hand!'”
It also captures a distressing moment for Shields — an assault that happened when she was in her 20s.
“It has taken me many years of therapy to even be able to talk about it,” she continued. “I definitely have worked very hard through it, and I’ve learned to process it.”
On Wednesday night, Shields was instead processing the embrace of her loved ones and colleagues.
“Everybody I love is here. It’s not work,” she told PEOPLE. “I don’t have bullet points that I’m being told I have to have and I’m just really proud. I’m just proud of all I’ve done, and I never really was as proud before, I just kept forging ahead. So it’s really, it’s very special to feel proud.”
source: people.com
