United Kingdom, June 1 -- Brooke Shields' crazed fans tried to cut pieces of her hair off at the peak of her fame.

The actress, 61, made the admission as she reflected on the extraordinary and unsettling fan reaction that followed the release of Pretty Baby, revealing people literally wanted "a piece" of her when they saw in her public, after she was swept into international fame at just 11 years old.

The 61-year-old discussed the aftermath of the controversial 1978 film during an appearance on The Bossticks podcast on 1 June, with the movie seeing her star as a child prostitute in the film directed by Louis Malle.

She said about the production transforming her life overnight: "And then we went to the Cannes Film Festival with the film...