Brooke Shields Explains Why She "Had to Interrupt" Meghan Markle During SXSW Panel: "It Was Too Precious"
- Brooke Shields interrupted Meghan Markle during a March 2024 panel at the SXSW Conference to lighten the mood.
- The interruption followed Meghan’s repeated telling of her childhood story about protesting a sexist dish soap ad at age 11.
- Shields joked about playing a prostitute at 11 to break the serious tone, saying, "It was just too precious," referring to Meghan’s story.
- Procter & Gamble, the company behind Ivory soap, altered the commercial’s tagline following Meghan’s letter, replacing the original phrase focused on women battling greasy dishes with one referencing people across America.
- The exchange made the audience more relaxed and highlighted activism’s enduring impact from childhood into adulthood.
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