Actress Brooke Shields has made the surprising admission that Dean Cain, who plays Superman, is the person who helped her lose her virginity when she was 22. The 57-year-old actress admitted in a new Hulu documentary that she had “regrets” about her first experience with sex and that she “immediately ran out of the room nude” after it.
The stunning revelation made public by Brooke Shields is that she: Lost her virginity to Dean Cain of Superman.
When Brooke and Dean were dating, they were both Princeton University students. According to the actress, she was more drawn to the “love and commitment” aspect of their relationship. She did, however, add, “I feel awful for that girl,” when asked about her response to sex at the moment. I wasn’t there when she was old enough to truly possess her body, and I couldn’t reach her.
The actress also admitted that her reaction to losing her virginity may have been influenced by her mother’s possessiveness. She discussed her mother’s “total control” on her in her autobiography, There Was a Little Girl, and how she thought that having sex would mean Brooke was abandoning her.
In addition to this startling admission, Brooke also talked openly about the traumatizing incident when she was compelled to kiss the actor, then 27, when they were filming the 1978 movie Beautiful Baby, in which she was suffering from hair loss. played a prostitute in the play. The actress sobbed as she recalled the incident and promised her daughters she would not allow something similar to occur to them.
Many people have expressed concern over the exploitation of a child actor and the expectations placed on young ladies to stay “clean” in response to the documentary’s controversy and discussion. Even still, many people have praised Brooke for having the courage to share her experience and for bringing attention to the complex and frequently taboo subject of female sexuality.