Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields Breaks Her
Hand During Rehearsals
Actors are told to "break a leg" for good luck. But a hand, too?

Brooke Shields has been sporting a cast lately, and her rep tells PEOPLE it's the result of a mishap while preparing for a Los Angeles stage show.

"Brooke broke her hand during rehearsal for the musical Leap of Faith, her rep says. "The cast will be off before previews on Sept. 11. It was a minor break and did not affect the production schedule."

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Shields, 45, is starring with Raúl Esparaza in the show at the Ahmanson Theatre. Opening night is Oct. 3.


Before Britney and Lindsay, there was thick browed, long-legged Lolita Brooke Shields. Pretty Baby, The Blue Lagoon and her innuendo-packed Calvin Klein ads made her the teenage seductress of the 80s – a reputation perpetuated by high-profile dalliances with John Travolta and John F. Kennedy, Jr.

But Shields had more to offer than the persona crafted by her stage "momager" Teri: she graduated from Princeton in 1987, headlined her own critically applauded NBC sitcom, Suddenly Susan, and lashed out at Scientologist movie star Tom Cruise in defense of anti-depressants, which she used to treat the postpartum depression she suffered after having her daughter Rowan in 2003.

Cruise eventually apologized and Shields happily gave birth to her second daughter in 2006. The following year, after guest appearances on Entourage and Nip/Tuck, Shields announced her return to NBC for Candace Bushnell's (author of Sex and the City) Lipstick Jungle.