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Brooke Shields on Getting a 2nd Chance at 1st Love in 'Mother of the Bride'

Brooke Shields opened up exclusively to Us about her new Netflix film Mother of the Bride, and the importance of getting a surprising second chance at first love

After flying to Thailand for a last-minute wedding, Lana discovers that Emma’s fiancé’s father, Will, played by Benjamin Bratt, is actually her college boyfriend who broke her heart years ago. Brooke Shields as Lana and Benjamin Bratt as Will in ‘Mother of the Bride.’Sasidis Sasisakulporn/NetflixShields, for her part, can relate to the idea of romanticizing her past relationships, as she told Us that she’s idealized her own first love “kind of forever.” Famous as a model and actress since childhood, Shields’ own exes have included Andre Agassi, George Michael, Dean Cain; she’s been married to Chris Henchy since year 2001 and they have two daughters: Rowan, 20, and Grier, 18. “Because we’re [women] over 40, people for some reason are either afraid or don’t discuss it, or if God forbid, we’re mothers, we’re not allowed to be sexualized in any way,” Shields explained.

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