Brooke Shields says she was 'envious' of Emily Ratajkowski's confidence being 'nude the whole time' during a photo shoot they did together

• Brooke Shields recalled modeling with Emily Ratajkowski in an interview with The New Yorker.

• Shields said that the younger model was naked on set even though it wasn't a nude photo shoot.

• "At first, I was, like, 'Put some clothes on!' Then this other part of me was envious of that freedom."

Brooke Shields has said that she was "envious" of Emily Ratajkowski's confidence in her own skin after working with the younger model on a photoshoot.

The actor and model is currently promoting "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," a two-part documentary about the sexual fetishization she endured as a child actor, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and will be released on Hulu on April 3.

Speaking in an interview with The New Yorker, Shields was asked whether, in light of her new project, she had read Ratajkowski's book of essays, "My Body," in which the "Gone Girl" star reckons with her own objectification.

While Shields, 57, didn't share whether she had picked up the book or not, she did recall an experience where she was working alongside Ratajkowski, 31, and a handful of other people for a magazine shoot.

"It's interesting," she said. "We were in this photo shoot together, Emily and myself and three or four other people, for the anniversary of a no-makeup issue or something. And she was nude the whole time!"

Shields clarified that "it wasn't a nude photo shoot" and both had clothes on while in front of the cameras, which initially made her confused about Ratajkowski's nakedness before she realized that the model was just comfortable and confident in bearing it all.

She explained: "At first, I was, like, 'Put some clothes on!' Then this other part of me was envious of that freedom."