Brooke Shields relied on her close "confidant," former President George H.W. Bush, for dating advice and had her own nickname for the former president of the United States.

Brooke Shields once sought dating advice from an unexpected source — George H.W. Bush. That's right, the 41st president of the United States. The actress shared with the crowd at the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy's New York Celebration of Reading event on Wednesday,

I call him Papa Bush,” Brooke Shields revealed of her surprisingly close relationship with former President George H.W. Bush, who “loved some good gossip.”