After a long and intense promotion for her documentary Pretty Baby, Brooke Shields has made her way to Thailand where she is currently enjoying the spoils of her success.
On Friday, the actress, model and proud mother-of-two took to Instagram to share two photos, one showing her staring at the sky during a boat trip and another showing a ship at anchor with six people on board.
“Day off in Thailand,” she gushed in the caption, which could mean the visit is both business and pleasure.
In the cover photo, Shields gazes up at the sky in a brown and black patterned summer dress, holding a glass of white wine in her right hand while holding on to the boat’s rail with her left.
Since she has chosen to go barefoot with her long brown locks blowing in the wind, it’s obvious that the boat is speeding across the beautiful water, as evidenced by the white foam and ripples in the water.
Dive in: Brooke Shields, 57, basked in the sun during a boat trip in Thailand following the success of her documentary ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’
Both images give her 1.8 million Instagram fans and followers a glimpse of the beautiful scenery the Southeast Asian country has to offer.
And any kind of relaxing time-out for Shields is well-deserved, considering the two-part Hulu documentary officially titled Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields now has the distinction of being the most-watched show of any ABC News publication ever aired on Hulu, according to Variety.
After premiering April 3 on the streaming service, ABC News reported that the documentary ranked number one in total hours streamed for its first week compared to all previous ABC News premieres on Hulu.
“We are thrilled with the overwhelmingly positive response to this compelling story that needed to be told and is resonating with audiences around the world,” said Kim Godwin, ABC News President, before thanking Shields “for her courage.” tell history as well as the “team that worked tirelessly on this project”.
The documentary focuses on issues such as the sexualization Shields faced as a child star in the 1970s and 80s, the relationship she had with her own mother, and Louis Malle’s controversial film Pretty Baby (1978) with a then 12 year olds starring shields.
Shields met her star at age 12 with her starring role in Pretty Baby, written by Polly Platt and also starring Keith Carradine and Susan Sarandon.
The film is set in 1917 and follows a young girl who is raised by her prostitute mother in a brothel in the red-light district of Storyville, New Orleans.
Although the film received mostly critical acclaim, it sparked a wave of controversy due to its portrayal of child sexual exploitation and Shields’ on-screen nudity.
Shields claimed in later years that she “did not experience any distress or humiliation” during the filming of her nude scenes in the film.
Relaxing: Shields revealed that she took advantage of a “day off in Thailand” to enjoy the Southeast Asian country’s waters and scenery
Bonafide hit: Your trip to Thailand comes about five weeks after Pretty Baby premiered on Hulu, which has since been a smash hit for the streamer and ABC
The documentary Pretty Baby focuses on issues such as the sexualization Shields faced as a child star in the 1970s and 1980s, the relationship she had with her mother, and Louis Malle’s controversial film Pretty Baby (1978) with a then 12-year-old actress. old Shields who had nude scenes; The actress and model attend the New York premiere on March 29
Shields is now focusing her attention mostly on her family, which includes her daughters Rowan, 19, and Grier, 17, and husband Chris Henchy, 59.
Shields continued working into her late teens, starring in several drama films throughout the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Endless Love (1981), as well as a number of high-profile marketing campaigns in which she was the center of attention .
In a bold move, Shields finally took a break from acting and modeling to attend Princeton University, where she eventually earned a bachelor’s degree in French literature from the Ivy League School in 1987.
In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting, appearing in supporting roles in films before eventually landing the lead role on the hit sitcom Suddenly Susan (1996–2000).
She has continued to take on regular film and television roles over the years while focusing on her family, including daughters Rowan, 19, and Grier, 17, who she shares with husband Chris Henchy, 59.