Brooke Shields has pledged to help Britney Spears, amid reports the troubled singer is suffering from postnatal depression. Freshly-shorn Britney has allegedly been reading Brooke’s book about conquering postnatal depression while in a Californian rehab centre. Brooke says, “I hope she’s fine. I believe she’s going to be fine, and she just needs the support and her kids. She’s their only mom, and she’ll earn that back in her own mind. If she is suffering from depression then it really needs to be reckoned with, and it’s very common, and she’ll get through it. If Britney is reading my book. I hope it’s helping her. If it’s not, and she wants to talk to someone, I’m available. She is followed every moment of her life, and she’s documented every minute.” [6 March 2007]