Overview

• In recent media appearances, Brinkley shared the emotional toll of narrating her memoir’s audiobook and admitted she feared crying through pivotal chapters.
• She opened up about learning of Peter Cook’s affair in 2006 when a Southampton police officer whispered the news to her before a commencement address.
• Brinkley detailed how friends helped her sift through a creepy labyrinth of emails and photos on her family computer, confirming Cook’s infidelity.
• The split led to a six-year divorce trial that became a media spectacle Brinkley described as tabloid catnip, underscoring her fight to protect her children.
• Today she finds solace in gardening, draws strength from her children’s support, remains open to future romantic love.