01of 08Scott BaioDarlene Hammond/GettyBrooke ShieldsandScott Baiowere two child stars and teen idols (here, at an event together in 1978), and although their courtship seemed picture-perfect, Shieldswrote in her 2015 memoir,There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, that their dates were just for show; evenBaio admittedthat Shields was “just a friend.”
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Scott Baio
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Brooke ShieldsandScott Baiowere two child stars and teen idols (here, at an event together in 1978), and although their courtship seemed picture-perfect, Shieldswrote in her 2015 memoir,There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, that their dates were just for show; evenBaio admittedthat Shields was “just a friend.”
02of 08John TravoltaGlobeShields andJohn Travoltaboth had films coming out (Endless Lovefor her andBlow Outfor him) when Shields’publicity-hungry mom Teriplayed matchmaker between her 16-year-old daughter and the 27-year-old star in 1981. Although the relationship was platonic, the actors did develop an affection for each other. “Brooke exudes goodness,“Travolta saidat the time. “She’s untainted. You don’t want anyone to hurt her or say the wrong things, because she’s special.”
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John Travolta
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Shields andJohn Travoltaboth had films coming out (Endless Lovefor her andBlow Outfor him) when Shields’publicity-hungry mom Teriplayed matchmaker between her 16-year-old daughter and the 27-year-old star in 1981. Although the relationship was platonic, the actors did develop an affection for each other. “Brooke exudes goodness,“Travolta saidat the time. “She’s untainted. You don’t want anyone to hurt her or say the wrong things, because she’s special.”
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Michael Jackson
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04of 08Dean CainBeimagesBefore he wasSupermanonLois & Clark,Dean Cainwas Shields' football player boyfriend and classmate at Princeton. “We were crazy about each other,” she said of the man she dated for two years andlost her virginity to. “He was incredibly and painfully patient with me regarding sex. But even when Mom wasn’t around, I felt as if she was watching.“In a 2023 cover issue for PEOPLE, Shieldsdiscussed her regretsabout the way things ended between the two, saying she was “paralyzed from shame” and how she apologized to Cain years prior. “I said, ‘I’m sorry for you, and I’m really sorry for me,’ " she said.
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Dean Cain
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Before he wasSupermanonLois & Clark,Dean Cainwas Shields' football player boyfriend and classmate at Princeton. “We were crazy about each other,” she said of the man she dated for two years andlost her virginity to. “He was incredibly and painfully patient with me regarding sex. But even when Mom wasn’t around, I felt as if she was watching.”
In a 2023 cover issue for PEOPLE, Shieldsdiscussed her regretsabout the way things ended between the two, saying she was “paralyzed from shame” and how she apologized to Cain years prior. “I said, ‘I’m sorry for you, and I’m really sorry for me,’ " she said.
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Liam Neeson
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06of 08Andre AgassiBeimagesShields met tennis proAndre Agassiin 1993 and began a courtship the old-fashioned way — over fax! “We began to communicate via long rambling faxes about life and God and the strange burden of fame and overpowering parents,” she wrote in her memoir. “We knew somewhere deep inside that we needed each other.” Love soon turned to jealousy, with Agassi making a scene on the set ofFriendswhen Shields played a fan obsessed with Joey.Nevertheless, the couple wed in 1997, butdivorced only two years later. According to Shields, the split resulted from Agassi’s crystal meth addiction, whichhe later revealed to heryears into their relationship. In March 2022, Shieldssold the Los Angeles homeshe purchased while married to Agassi for $7.4 million.
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Andre Agassi
Shields met tennis proAndre Agassiin 1993 and began a courtship the old-fashioned way — over fax! “We began to communicate via long rambling faxes about life and God and the strange burden of fame and overpowering parents,” she wrote in her memoir. “We knew somewhere deep inside that we needed each other.” Love soon turned to jealousy, with Agassi making a scene on the set ofFriendswhen Shields played a fan obsessed with Joey.
Nevertheless, the couple wed in 1997, butdivorced only two years later. According to Shields, the split resulted from Agassi’s crystal meth addiction, whichhe later revealed to heryears into their relationship. In March 2022, Shieldssold the Los Angeles homeshe purchased while married to Agassi for $7.4 million.
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George Michael
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08of 08Chris HenchyBruce Glikas/FilmmagicShields and then-Spin Citysupervising producer Chris Henchy became friends while working together on the NBC specialChristmas in Washingtonin 1998. After she ended her marriage with Agassi, Shields and Henchy’sromance blossomedand in 2001, they wed in a surprise ceremony in Marina del Rey, California. “If there’s a moment when I’m starting to feel insecure … all he has to do is say, ‘You know, you look beautiful,’ " she told PEOPLE. “And I know it’s coming from a sincere place.“Two daughtersand over two decades later, they arestill going strong.
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Chris Henchy
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Shields and then-Spin Citysupervising producer Chris Henchy became friends while working together on the NBC specialChristmas in Washingtonin 1998. After she ended her marriage with Agassi, Shields and Henchy’sromance blossomedand in 2001, they wed in a surprise ceremony in Marina del Rey, California. “If there’s a moment when I’m starting to feel insecure … all he has to do is say, ‘You know, you look beautiful,’ " she told PEOPLE. “And I know it’s coming from a sincere place.“Two daughtersand over two decades later, they arestill going strong.
source: people.com
