Brooke shields and chris henchy are proud parents to two daughters. after their wedding on april 4, 2001, the couple welcomed rowan francis henchy in 2003 and grier hammond henchy in 2006. while shields grew up in the spotlight with roles in pretty baby and the blue lagoon, she has expressed concerns about her daughters navigating life in the age of social media.
What i reiterate over and over is that what you see may not be reality,” shields said in 2022. “you have to know it’s the world of oz—behind the curtain is where you want to live.
Born on may 15, 2003, after seven rounds of fertility treatments, rowan grew up in new york city and shares a close bond with her mom. in june 2021, she graduated high school and performed a song at her ceremony. for prom, rowan wore the red strapless gown shields wore to the 1998 golden globes, a moment shields proudly shared on instagram. in august 2021, rowan left for wake forest university, an emotional milestone for shields, who admitted she’ll never fully adjust to her daughter being away.
Grier was born on april 18, 2006, in los angeles, on the same day and at the same hospital as suri cruise. shields, using an alias to protect her privacy, initially thought the media frenzy outside was for her but later learned it was for tom cruise and katie holmes. like rowan, grier has attended hollywood events with her mom, including milan fashion week in 2021. grier shares her mom’s love of fashion and often borrows designer pieces from shields’ closet, earning the affectionate label “a bit of a label monger” from her mom.
Married since 2001, chris henchy is a producer and screenwriter behind projects like entourage, the other guys, and the comedy website funny or die, which he co-created with will ferrell and adam mckay. shields credits laughter as the foundation of their lasting marriage, saying in 2023, “he makes me laugh and doesn’t take things too seriously, keeping me grounded and helping us figure things out together.