‘I’ve Earned Everything That I Have on My Face’: Brooke Shields Humiliates Critic Who Mocked Her Looks During Book Tour About Aging

Actress Brooke Shields is choosing to age gracefully instead of giving in to critics who hoped she would forever appear young. The “Blue Lagoon” star is currently promoting her new book, which uncoincidentally tackles some of the social taboos of growing older, titled “Brooke Shield Is Not Allowed to Get Old.” Shields says the literary work is a “deep dive into what it’s like to be a woman over 40.” The model celebrated her 59th birthday last May. But not all of her fans are thrilled that the entertainer has chosen to embrace the changes in her body and external beauty. Brooke Shields claps back at online critic for harsh comments about her aging beauty. (Photos: Brookeshields/Instagram.) “I was doing an Instagram Live the other day, and one of the comments was, ‘I really wish you looked the way you used to,'” Shields recalled during a Jan. 13 “Good Morning America” interview. “And I was like, ‘Really?’” A second insensitive commenter asked, “Where’s your mother?” To which the former teen star responded, “Dead … she is dead,” adding, “But I thought, boy, we’re all so out of touch. We need to find joy in this.” Her mother, Teri Shields, died...