Brooke Shields Finally Revealed Her Funny Side on This Sitcom - Why It Took So Long
She may be known as a former teen "sex symbol," but Brooke Shields says she's always loved sketch comedy and playing for laughs.
In a new interview with AARP's Movies for Grownups, the iconic model, 60, opens up about her decorated career, including the most-watched episode of Friends.
In the sitcom, fans will recall Shields playing an unhinged stalker of Matt LeBlanc's Joey, at one point reaching across a table, taking his hand - and running her tongue all over it.
"Believe me, I would've done it a couple of decades before," Shields told AARP regarding her bold comedic turn. "But that wasn't what people wanted of me. They wanted me to be this, I don't know, sex symbol... and that was fine."
Earlier this year, the Endless Love star paid tribute on social media to Catherine O'Hara, who passed away in January. One of O'Hara's most memorable bits on SCTV in the 1980s was a parody of Shields, something the actress hadn't even seen when the two first crossed paths years ago, AARP reports.
Check out Shields' Instagram post from January 30 below.
"I ran into her in church," Shields told the magazine. "And I said, ‘I'm sorry, I just have to say I really, really like you. Peace be with you.'"
After one of Shields' daughters caught O'Hara's impression, she told her mom, "I think she was making fun of you!"
"She wasn't being mean," Shields says of O'Hara. "It was a good imitation. And honestly, that's what I presented as back then. I was flitty. I didn't have much gravitas."
And now, Shields reports that she's honored" because, quite simply, "it was good comedy."
Looking ahead, the busy actress is continuing with a comedic edge in her new mystery series You're Killing Me, premiering May 18 on Acorn TV.
Check out AARP's YouTube upload featuring memorable bites from the Shields interview below.
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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM.