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Brooke Shields says women over 40 are 'unrepresented' in her career: 'You’re put out to pasture'

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Brooke Shields has accomplished a lot in her career, but she’s not slowing down anytime soon. In a clip shared on Instagram, Shields, 57, teased an upcoming interview with Gayle King for "Oprah Daily" in which she discussed aging in Hollywood, her career and her online platform "Beginning is Now." "I'm still in a career, I'm still working, I'm here and I was shocked by how unrepresented I was," Shields said to King. "You're either [in your] 20s and sexy and fabulous or you're in Depends and you've got dentures."  Brooke Shields encourages all women to "try new things, to say look how long I've lived and look how much more I have." (Photo by Theo Wargo) Shields noted that she believes "from 40 on we start living in our lives," but society doesn’t seem to agree. "We're not marketed to!" Shields said. "Once you're over, you stop working; you're, like, put out to pasture.

I was incensed by that." The "Blue Lagoon" star dove into her women-driven lifestyle brand in the interview. "When I think about beginnings, I feel like it's now," she said. "I wanted women to be able to feel that." "We're not asking for permission," she said before encouraging all women to "try new things, to say look how long I've lived and look how much more I have."  Despite leading a successful decades-long career as a sought-after actress and model, Shields said it hasn't been easy growing older in the public eye. (Photo by Gary Gershoff) King and Shields' interview is set to air Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

ET. In June, the actress appeared on the "Verywell Mind" podcast and spoke to host and licensed therapist Amy Morin about her experience aging in the public eye. "I've been fighting ageism in Hollywood probably since I was about 7," said the 57-year-old..

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