Brooke Shields Opens Up: Andre Agassi’s Impact on Her…
Brooke Shields opened up about being married to tennis player Andre Agassi in the 90s. Shields revealed that she credited Agassi for helping her separate from her late mother.Brooke Shields reflected on her past relationship with tennis player Andre Agassi. The sportsperson and the actress were married from 1997 to 1999. Opening up about her ex-partner, Shields revealed that Agassi helped her in many aspects of her life, especially in separating from her late mother.
In a conversation with AARP: The Magazine, the Blue Lagoon actress expressed feeling good around the tennis player. Shields said, “With Andre, it also felt good to feel smaller than another because he was so famous and number 1 in the world.”While discussing her personal life for the magazine, Brooke had all the good things to say about her ex-partner, Andre Agassi. The actress said, “Everywhere we went, he had tons of bodyguards. I could sit back because it wasn’t my world. He was the first one out of the car when we arrived at events.”
Crediting Agassi for helping her separate from her mother, the Endless Love star shared, “It was a transition that I needed. I wasn’t strong enough to separate from my mother, Teri, on my own. I kept falling back in.” Citing her therapist, Shields said, “I will always be thankful to Andre because he helped you separate from your mother lovingly.”
The actress further said, “We understood each other’s trajectory with regards to being famous—or infamous—at such young age.”
