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Brooke Shields Recalls Breaking Up with Now-Husband Chris Henchy When She Wanted to ‘Sow My Oats’

Brooke Shieldsis celebrating her love for husbandChris Henchy.

On Friday, the actress, 57, marked her 22nd wedding anniversary with the producer/screenwriter, 59, sharing a gallery ofphotoson Instagram featuring their outings from over the years.

“I’m in it for the long haul. You’re a keeper,” she added.

The pair share two daughters:Rowan, 20, andGrier, 17. In March, Shields honored Henchy’s birthday on Instagram,writingat the time, “Happy Birthday to my love!! We love you so much, Chris!”

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Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy attend “Nightcap” Season 2 New York Premiere Party at Crosby Street Hotel on June 6, 2017 in New York City

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Shields said she eventually started dating Henchy again after realizing she was still talking with him every single day anyway.

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Brooke Shields, Chris Henchy, Rowan Henchy and Grier Henchy ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ film premiere, AMC Lincoln Square 13, New York, USA - 18 Feb 2020

“I was calling him all the time, and he said, ‘You broke up with me, this is the way it works. You don’t get to call me every day, becauseyoubroke up withme. So don’t call me every day.’ " Shields said, recalling she told him, “But I want to talk to you.”

Henchy told her it “doesn’t work like that,” and Shields remembers thinking at the time, “I don’t want to lose this person, so I better behave.”

About the key to their marriage, Shields said laughter is important, plus Henchy is “good at leveling me.” She joked, “Every time I finish with my therapist, Chris is like, ‘Are you fixed? You’re good? We’re good?’ "

source: people.com