Why did Brooke Shields wear Crocs to the 2024 Tony Awards?

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The supermodel arrived on the red carpet at the 2024 Tony Awards in New York City on June 16 wearing a very interesting accessory: bright yellow Crocs. (See every star at the Tonys here.)

But why exactly did Brooke pair her yellow Monique Lhuillier dress with such interesting shoes?

As Brock said exclusively And the! News“I had to buy Crocs because I had foot surgery three days ago.”

“I don’t take any painkillers,” she continued. “You know what? It is what it is.” (For more on Brooke and the 2024 Tony Awards, follow us at And the! News Tonight, June 17 at 11 p.m.)

But since the 59-year-old, who made her Broadway debut in 1994 as Rizzo in… fat– She explained that she would have done anything to make sure she was there to honor the stage.

“They kept me alive when no one wanted me,” she said. “The theater welcomed me.”