Even after eight weeks away from the gym, Lipstick Jungle star Brooke Shields managed to sizzle in tasteful two-piece on the October 2008 issue of Shape Magazine, the fitness mag’s Special Breast Cancer Awareness Month edition.

“I can’t believe I said I’d do this shoot when I haven’t been able to exercise for almost eight weeks,” says, Brooke, 43, who is recovering from bunion surgery.

Excerpts From Brooke Shields’ Interview With Shape