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Brooke Shields and Kim Raver talk playdates, pregnancy and more

cbbauthor — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:10:40 +0000

Lipstick Jungle co-stars Brooke Shields and Kim Raver go way back –all the way to grade school. The actresses lost touch over the years,but have since reconnected and become best friends, and so have theirchildren.

Her [daughter Rowan, 4] and my son [Luke, 5] get along so well.

Good thing too, since the two often spend time together with eachother’s families in New York when they aren’t shooting. Brooke, 42, and husband Chris Henchy are also parentsto Grier, 16 months while Kim, 38, is seven months pregnant with herand husband Manu Boyer‘s second child.

[The pregnancy's] gone by so much faster because I’m busy with thefirst kid. You’re so preoccupied with getting your kid to school andbathing him that all of a sudden you think, ‘Oh, I’m in my thirdtrimester.’ It’s amazing.

As for Brooke, she’s thinking about her daughters’ futures. She hadpreviously stated she’s wary of them following her into show businesseven though she has a tendency to encourage them to perform for her.

I’ll let them do what they want as long as they get an education; that’s the one thing they can’t take away from you.

The former child star also thinks it’s important to teach kids respect,especially looking at the woes of current starlets today.

I don’t think that kids today have respect because it’s not taught tothem. I look at my kids and think, ‘If they don’t listen to me now, howare they going to listen to me when they’re 16?’

Source: OK!, September 10 issue, pg 62-63

Luke is wearing IKKS’ backstage bus tee ($26).

Shields-Henchy family at Fourth of July parade

Sarah — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:13:39 +0000

Actress Brooke Shields, 42, her writer and producer husband Chris Henchy, 43, and their daughters Rowan Francis, 4, and Grier Hammond, 14 months, walk to the Pacific Palisades Independence Day parade on Wednesday.

Photos by Flynet. Thanks to CBB reader Jessie.

Brooke is pushing Grier in a Silver Cross Micro V.2 in Pink/Black ($130).

She has a Coach Hamptons Scribble Diaper Bag (eBay).

Rowan wears Unique Designs Boutique’s Flag Flip Flops ($18).

Click below for more, including Rowan’s cute shoes!

Brooke Shields talks self-confidence, baby weight and Tupperware as a baby toy

cbbauthor — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:20:09 +0000

Brooke Shields threw a Tupperware party last week in support of her andthe brand’s Chain of Confidence campaign, which is dedicated topromoting self-confidence in girls and forging female friendships,something she’s hoping to instill in her daughters, Rowan, 4, and Grier,14 months, with husband Chris Henchy. The actress, 42, talks to OK!about the difficulty of raising her daughters in an image-obsessedcity, let alone culture, how she lost that baby weight, and, of course, Tupperware.

On raising kids in Hollywood: I think it’s hard everywhere.It’s hard when you’re going to parties that are bigger thanDisneyland! I find myself falling into it, but I’m not going to fallprey to it anymore. I pulled back and said, "I’m never doing it again.You pick three friends and we will do one activity together – a movie,boat ride, whatever – and that’s it."

On not spoiling her kids: You have to remind yourself. Mydaughter comes home from school and says, "So-and-so has this." Now itgets to the point where, when she gets a toy, she asks me if she cankeep it. I’m like, "Let’s go see if you can have anything else like it.If you don’t, you can. But if you have one more toy, you need to giveanother one away." I’m sure she gets afraid to attach to anything,which is why she’ll be in therapy later and that will also be my fault![Laughs] But I do what I can.

On instilling strong values: You have to, because of thethings they come home with from school! Just at 4 years old, Rowansays, "Does this make me look fat, Mama?" I was like, "Excuse me?" Shegoes, "Well, that’s what so-and-so said in school." Wow!

How she dealt with the situation: We really had to talk. I sat down and Isaid, "Now what does that mean to you?" She didn’t understand theconnotation of it, but I took her through it from start to finish. Thenwe started in on the inside versus the outside – these cliches. Theyreally need to be embedded into these kids. They’re fine inside thehouse, but it’s the minute they leave the house. My older one, Rowan,she’ll say, "You look really beautiful, Mama." And it’s important if Ilook like a princess, because princesses are so big. You have to definereal life. It’s hard!

On dropping the baby weight: It was easier thesecond time. Running after the 4-year-old is a huge task. I spent thefirst three months of my second pregnancy on Broadway [in Chicago], soI was dancing four hours a day, every day.

Advice to moms trying to lose weight: It’s an old saying, butit took you nine months to get that way – it’s going to be a yearbefore you’re at least at a place where you’re even really strongenough. You have to give yourself a reality of time.

On Tupperware as a baby toy: They gave me a ton of it, and Iwas so thankful! It’s good for a baby toy! I stick my baby in front ofthe open drawer and she’s good for 30 minutes. That and a wooden spoon- they bang and clank and stack, and then I can make phone calls or getmy e-mails.

On Tupperware and what she hopes her kids learn from it: Ilove them. I think it’s kitsch and cool now. It started off asfunctional. Then people made a little fun of it. But I’ve seen so muchvideo of women who have made full-time careers of this. They’ve gonefrom being stay-at-home moms who didn’t think that they were capable ofanything, to this whole community of women. I love seeing that. That’swhat I believe in – I want my daughters to understand that as they growup.

Source: OK! Magazine, July 9 issue, pg 40-43

Rowan Henchy's first interview

cbbauthor — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:13:07 +0000

At the ripe age of 4, Rowan Francis Henchy has granted her first interview to the media. The first daughter of Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy and sister of Grier Hammond, 14 months, spoke to Us Weekly during a trip to Disneyland.

Here’s the short Q&A:

Have you been to Disneyland before?

No, but yesterday I went on this…what is it called, Mama? ['A roller coaster,' says Brooke.] A roller coaster! And you go superfast. And there are these sprinkles and you get wet, and rocks falling down, but they’re not real-life rocks. And we went in this cave, and it was so scary.

What’s your favorite thing to do with your mom?

Go to the park with her and Grier.

What does Grier do that makes you laugh? Is she a funny baby?

She goes potty in her pants!

Source: Us Weekly, July 9 issue, pg 49

Brooke Shields relocating to NYC for new show

cbbauthor — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:00:50 +0000

Now that her new dramedy Lipstick Jungle, based on the book of the same title by Sex and the City novelist Candace Bushnell, has been picked up by NBC, Brooke Shields has a full-time television gig on her hands that will find her shooting on location in New York City. The actress plans on bringing her daughters, Rowan, 4 tomorrow, and Grier, 13 months, back to her hometown with her while having husband, producer Chris Henchy visit on weekends.

He’ll commute. He’s going to come Thursdays to Mondays. I’ve been wanting to get back home for so many years. It’s really good for me to just to be here. And my kids just love it. I take the kids every day to a different museum and the park and just experience the diversity of the city.

As previously reported, Brooke is heading the Chain of Confidence campaign with Tupperware, the direct focus of which is to provide a strong support group for women and strengthen female relationships. She says her closest girlfriends were the ones who helped her get through postpartum depression.

Absolutely! My poor husband was taking care of the baby, and my girlfriends would come over and stay with me. It was a network of females who knew something was really wrong. That was really huge for me.

Nowadays, things are looking up for Brooke, although she says that life isn’t always rosy, but there are some things she can depend on.

It always has the potential to go either way at any given time, but there are certain things I can count on: the love of my children and for my children, my friends.

Lipstick Jungle is slated for a January Sunday night premiere at 10 p.m. on NBC.

Source: TV Guide

Brooke Shields on set with Rowan and Grier

cbbauthor — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:35:43 +0000

Brooke Shields took her daughters, Rowan, 3 1/2, and Grier, almost 11 months, to the set of her newest project Lipstick Jungle. The girls’ dad is Brooke’s husband, Chris Henchy. Grier turns one next month, on April 18th, sharing the same as Suri Cruise.

Photo credit: EOnline

Brooke Shields and Grier in LA

cbbauthor — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:20:52 +0000

Brooke Shields and daughter, Grier, 10 months, were photographed in LA on February 12th. Brooke and her husband, Chris Henchy, also have a daughter, Rowan, 3 1/2.

Photo: Splash News, splashnews.com, splashnewsonline.com

Thanks to CBB readers Mary Beth and Corinne.

Shields-Henchy family leaving St. Patrick's Cathedral

Sarah — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:21:52 +0000

Looks like Grier Hammond may have been christened on Friday. The 7-month-old and her parents Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy were spotted leaving St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, with Grier wearing a long white dress and bonnet.

Source: People, with permission