Brooke Shields makes a splash in black swimsuit during action-packed Croatia trip

Brooke Shields found her "highlight of the summer" on an adventure-filled getaway to Croatia.

The 61-year-old actress and model shared highlights from a trip with friends, including Chelsea Handler, that took her from the streets of Croatia to waterfalls and the open water.

Shields kicked off the Instagram carousel with a striking photo of herself sitting beside a rushing waterfall in a black strapless one-piece swimsuit.

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Soaked from the rushing water, Shields sat back on a moss-covered rock with her legs stretched out in front of her, closing her eyes and lifting her face toward the sun. Her dark hair was slicked back as she finished the strapless black swimsuit look with a gold chain necklace and bracelets.

"Highlight of the summer: the most amazing trip to Croatia with the best people ????????????????️," Shields captioned the Instagram post.

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Another photo captured Shields enjoying a sunny day on the water with Handler and another friend.

Shields stretched out on a wooden swim platform attached to a boat while wearing the same black one-piece. Handler, 51, sat nearby in a turquoise swimsuit, while another woman smiled from the water in a red bikini top and patterned bottoms.

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The longtime friends appeared to make the most of their time together throughout the trip.

Shields and Handler have been friends for years. The two previously appeared on each other's podcasts and spoke candidly about their lives and relationships.

Away from the water, Shields traded her swimsuit for a bright yellow dress while exploring Croatia with Handler.

The "Pretty Baby" star paired the loose-fitting dress with a wide-brimmed straw hat, layered necklaces and a brown belt. Handler stood beside her in a white button-down shirt, patterned skirt, navy baseball cap and dark sunglasses as the two smiled for the camera on a busy street.

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Shields wasn't afraid to get adventurous during the getaway either.

In a video included in the carousel, she jumped from the edge of a rushing waterfall into the water below while wearing her black one-piece.

Fans filled the comments with praise for both Shields and her picturesque destination.

"Croatia is beautiful ????," one person wrote.

"Brooke Shields The most beautiful in the world????????," another commented.

"What a fun trip! ❤️," another fan added.

One commenter joked about Shields' waterfall excursion, writing, "So that’s the fountain of youth you’ve been using!"

The carefree vacation comes months after Shields reflected on the work she has done to remain grounded after spending virtually her entire life in the public eye.

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During a July 2026 conversation with Oprah Winfrey for Oprah Daily, Shields spoke about navigating fame since beginning her modeling career as a baby.

"You either become a victim to it, and you resent it, and then you get angry, and you get bitter," Shields said, "or you say, ‘OK, how can I not be devoured by this? How can I surround myself with people who are grounded?’"

Shields said maintaining that sense of normalcy became particularly important when she became a mother to daughters Rowan and Grier with husband Chris Henchy.

"How can I stay as grounded as possible to be the kind of mom for my daughters that it would very easily be derailed in this industry?" she told Winfrey.

Shields' own relationship with her mother, Teri, was far more complicated. Teri raised Shields as a single mother and managed her career from childhood. Shields told Winfrey the two became so intertwined that there was little room for her to develop an independent identity.

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"There was so much love, but then you couple that with the industry that we were in," Shields said. "She protected me fiercely."

The actress also reflected on how years of therapy have helped her distinguish her own voice from the influence of her late mother and longtime manager.

"Luckily, I hear — I’ve worked so hard on myself — to hear my own voice in my head first," Shields said. "And that’s years of working on it and therapy and thinking about it and talking about it and making myself sort of freer from this."