Brooke Shields and Glenn Close

Mary Elsie - the great-grandmother of ‘The Blue Lagoon’ actress Brooke Shields, 57 - was the sister of ‘Fatal Attraction’ star Glenn Close's grandfather. What does this mean?

That these celebrity ladies are second cousins once removed!

The actresses have attended red carpet events together here and there, but did you know that they almost starred in a film with one another?

In a 2023 interview with Variety, Brooke revealed that she was almost cast in the 1988 film ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ – starring Glenn Close, but she lost out on the part.

She said: "They said the other person was this girl not many people knew about. It was Uma Thurman. At that time and that age, it felt so personal, but I’ve learned over time not to take it personally because ‘no’ outweighs ‘yes’ extensively in this business.”