Brooke Shields reacts to John Mulaney recreating her controversial 1980 Calvin Klein ad

Brooke Shields saw “no difference” between herself and John Mulaney after the comedian hilariously recreated one of her most controversial 1980 ads as his SNL teaser.

The actress, 59 – who recently revealed the hilarious advice she gave her daughter before her catwalk debut – spoke up Instagram to draw a comparison of the Calvin Klein ad she posed for at age 15 and the 42-year-old actor’s take on it

She praised Mulaney for relaxing and figuratively passed the baton to him in the caption of her post.

“I don’t see a difference…I think they could be your Calvins too, @johnmulaney @nbcsnl @calvinklein.”

In the original photo, the Blue Lagoon star modeled a pulled-up maroon top and jeans as she held herself up by her arms and lifted her right leg.

Although his didn’t show off his stomach like Shields did, Mulaney matched her look with the boots and pose in his rendition.

The post was a hit with the actress’ 2.2 million followers, racking up more than 29,000 likes and hundreds of comments from supportive fans.

‘OMFGGG I really LOVE this! I didn’t know he was trying to do/copy that but I love it,” one follower wrote.

Another pockmarked jab at the actor, who wrote: “I know @johnmulaney said he needs hip surgery. Was this a result of this? @brookeshields #worth.”

Others criticized Mulaney’s version, as one shared: “This is great, but you gotta point his toe.”

The commercial resurfaced in 2021 after critics pointed out the ambiguous and sexually charged campaign – when the model was underage at the time.

In the commercial, one of many the actress filmed with legendary photographer Richard Avedon for Calvin Klein, the then-teenager posed in a pair of jeans and said, “You wanna know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.’

In a new interview with Vogue, Brooke said she was very ‘protected’ and ‘didn’t think it was sexual in nature’ – so she was ‘shocked’ when the media went crazy over it and accused her of abusing control over her sexuality she didn’t possess.

In the original photo, the Blue Lagoon starlet modeled a pulled-up maroon top and jeans as she held herself up by her arms and lifted her right leg; seen in 1980

Although his didn’t flash his belly like Shields did, Mulaney matched her look with the boots and posed in his rendition

And Shields responded in an interview with Vogue in October that year, claiming she was “naive” about the double meaning of the message.

“I think the assumption is that I was much smarter than I ever was,” she said.

‘It didn’t matter to me. [The line] “It didn’t really enter my psyche because it was something overtly sexual, sexualized in any way,” she added.

Brooke remembered how Calvin Klein approached her mother, Teri Shields, about getting Brooke in the ads and she was just so excited about the opportunity.

‘When I was 15, I didn’t understand Calvin Klein in the way he entered the zeitgeist. It was more about Richard Avedon coming to my mother and saying, “We’re doing a series of very unique commercials. she said.

Although his didn’t show his stomach like Shields did, Mulaney matched her look with the boots and pose in his rendition; seen in May 2022

“I don’t see a difference…I think they could be your Calvins too, @johnmulaney @nbcsnl @calvinklein,” Shields said

Several versions of the ad were shot by infamous photographer Richard Avedon; Brooke seen in 1980

‘The shoot itself, no one was allowed on set. I think because Avedon, it was his foray into the commercial world. I think he was a little nervous. The stakes were quite high and I think there was a lot of pressure,” the word sign added.

“The choreography was specific and intentional. Every little bit of it,” she continued, thinking about a specific position in which she had one knee on the ground, the other knee on her foot, with her other foot in the air.

“I was just so proud that they trusted me with something that involved both acting and visuals. And it was either going to catch on and be part of the zeitgeist, or it wasn’t,” she said.

They shot several ads, including the one that would kick-start her career – because of the implication that she wasn’t wearing underwear with her jeans.