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Hitching a ride... and her hemline: Brooke Shields hikes up her skirt round her thighs as she rides pillion on a friend's motorcycle


By the look of these photos, Brooke Shields probably isn't an experienced motorbike rider.

After being offered a ride on the back of a friend's motorcycle in New York yesterday, the actress soon realised she wasn't quite dressed suitably for sitting pillion.

The Lipstick Jungle star, 45, ended up flashing a lot of thigh to onlookers as she hitched up her mini-dress round her bottom to sit on the back of the bike

Luckily, the dress had a zip along the side, so Shields have bit of leeway to move the dress up her long legs.

Despite her unsuitable fashion choice for biking, the mother-of-two did at least wear a safety helmet.

Before getting on the bike, the actress looked chic in a black, grey and white pannelled mini-dress and peep-toe ankle boots.

But after getting off the bike, it would be safe to assume the dress would be in need to a good iron.


Safety first: Shields made sure she wore a helmet... even though she wasn't wearing suitable biking clothes


Meanwhile, Shields have come under fire from animal rights activists after a recent trip to Denmark to design her own mink coat.

With the help of designers from fashion house J Mendel, Shields fulfilled a childhood dream to create her own fur coat at the Kopenhagen Fur's creative workshop in Copenhagen in March.

During her visit, she was quoted as saying: 'Wearing fur may be associated with something grandmotherish. Something you wear when you visit the opera, or if you are a rock star and wears it inside out.


Practicality: Fortunately, Shields' dress had a handy zip on the side


'But I will advocate that both my generation and the younger generation can wear fur.'

After learning of her controversial trip, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote a scathing post directed to the actress.

It read: 'We understand that when some actors' careers begin to fade, they'll do just about anything to stay in the limelight, including appearing in eyelash-growth commercials and starring in short-lived TV shows.

'But Brooke, did you really want the world to remember you as a "fur pimp" who stares agog at rows of animal skins?'
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