Brooke Shields recalls an uncomfortable interview with Barbara Walters

Brooke Shields felt uncomfortable discussing her body as a teenager.

The 60-year-old star has recalled being asked about her "measurements" by TV host Barbara Walters when she was just 15, and Brooke has recalled feeling deeply uncomfortable at the time.

The actress - who has been married to film director Chris Henchy since 2001 - told the Dinner's On Me podcast: "It's also insane that Barbara Walters asked me my measurements."

Brooke said she went along with the question in the moment but she now wishes she had handled it differently.

The model - who was married to sports star Andre Agassi between 1997 and 1999 - said: "I did it. Like, I didn't brush it off or anything. If someone asked me that now, I'd come back with some kind of a quip."

Brooke reflected on the era in which the interview took place, noting that women had little power at the time.

She said: "I think it's, like, I took everything personally, and I kind of still do. I'm much better now at not letting it affect me so much. But … [it was] when women [didn't have] any power and they were in a male world."