Brooke Shields Says She's 'Ready' to Star in Her Own 'Dark Humor' TV Show: 'It’s Wrong in All the Best Ways'

Mar. 15, 2025

Brooke Shields.Photo:George Chinsee/SHE Media via Getty

George Chinsee/SHE Media via Getty

The supermodel and actress, 59, shared that she “would love” to do a streaming show — and try her hand at some dark comedy — while speaking onstage at theFlow SpacepresentsAn Evening with Brooke Shieldsevent in New York City on Jan. 13.

“I’m obsessed withHacks. I love that type of dark humor,” she said, also citingAlly McBeal —which aired from 1997 to 2002 and starredCalista Flockhart—as another favorite in the genre.

“That type of dark humor is just so funny. It’s wrong in all the best ways — you have to lean into it and laugh,” she continued. “I grew up with that kind of humor.”

Brooke Shields speaks at the Flow Space presents An Evening with Brooke Shields event in New York City on Jan. 13, 2025.George Chinsee/SHE Media via Getty

Shields added: “What I love about comedy is that when it’s done right, it makes the drama even more poignant. You’re not expecting those emotional moments, so they hit you harder. I find those nuances fascinating.”

She also noted that she loves physical comedy — something she is known for in her acting work — because “there’s so much freedom in it.”

“Honestly, I’m just ready for my own show again. I’m ready for that,” she told the audience, asking, “Areyouready for it?”

Kim Raver (left) and Brooke Shields in a ‘Lipstick Jungle’ scene.Everett Collections

Shields also expressed her interest in doing more theater. “I’d love to do more Broadway,” she said.

“I’m just casting a wider net now,” the star explained of her career diversification. “But then there are days when I’m immersed in a very media-centric environment, and I think I can do this. You know what I mean?”

“I’m really excited,” she said of all that’s ahead. “It feels like it’s just beginning.”

While she has lots of goals and big plans for her career, Shields noted that she is embracing a slower pace and letting go of her former “hustle” mindset.

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“I realized that all this striving I’d done for so many years — pushing and performing — had served me, but it doesn’t serve me anymore,” she explained. “I’m learning that it’s okay to take my time and not be in constant hustle mode.”

Brooke Shields in May 2024.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

TheBrooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Oldauthor is taking the same laidback approach to her upcoming 60th birthday, which is in May. She said at the N.Y.C. event that she plans to really savor the milestone and “take the whole year” to celebrate entering a new decade.

“I’m going to try to take experiences that I really want to have and spend the time and the money on them,” she shared. “And just celebrate the year of this big year that I’m walking through.”

source: people.com