Brooks Nader is very good at PR. Still don’t believe me? She just used her “viral topless moment” to harness the power of the news and media…again.
The “viral topless moment” in question occurred in August, after Brooks—the Sports Illustrated model, Baywatch reboot star, and biggest face on the poster of her family’s reality TV show, Love Thy Nader—was paparazzi’d sans the top half of her bikini while on board a yacht in Sardinia with her family, including her mom, Holland, and her dad, Breaux. At the time, Page Six eloquently wrote, “Breaux looked unfazed as [Brooks] bared her breasts aboard a luxurious yacht.”
It was enough fodder to drive a wedge between pearl-clutching Americans and Euro-summer purists, plus it generated some much-needed buzz for her brand. So Brooks did what any smart businesswoman would next: more paparazzi photos. The following week, she jumped into the Mediterranean fully clothed in a Gucci dress and stiletto heels.
On Thursday, Brooks was asked by Entertainment Tonight about the many headlines she generated over the summer, and this was her response:
“I had the time of my freaking life,” she said. “I don’t care if I’m not from Europe. I’m from Louisiana. I grew up in an all-girl household. We’re always naked together as sisters. My dad’s half-blind, so he didn’t even notice. He was like, ‘I don’t care.’”
“He has selective hearing and selective seeing. I was just having the time of my life, and really not thinking that anyone was documenting some of it, but we love it. It’s great.”
Here’s the quote-unquote selective hearing/seeing, to jog your memory:
Brooks Nader went topless during a family yacht day in Sardinia — with both her mom Holland and dad Breaux right there. 👀
The 29-year-old model ditched her bikini top while relaxing aboard the yacht, wearing only skimpy white crochet bottoms as her family appeared completely… pic.twitter.com/jC2KQpVZ4q
— HouseOfVanity (@HouseOfVanity88) August 11, 2026
You may be wondering: How does partial deafness prevent you from noticing your daughter’s viral topless moment at point-blank range? It doesn’t matter! He’s half-blind, half-deaf, a girl-dad, from Louisiana, on a yacht in Sardinia, AND his family is having the time of their life. Is that not enough explanation for you!?
Some observations:
- Judge Judy is leaving the bench after 30 years of slayage. [People]
- Princess Diana’s revenge dress is going to auction. [BBC]
- Page Six seems to think it caught Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz in an “icy exchange.” [Page Six]
And some questions:
- Is Harry Styles really quitting music after this tour? Or is he just saying things for attention? [Deuxmoi]
- Did anyone else just learn that Tom Hanks and Henry Winkler have ancient beef? [People]
- Did you know George Clooney was an “infamous prankster?” He pranked Kaia Gerber. [Entertainment Weekly]
- A new species of insect has been named after Taylor Swift: “Swiftiephylus”… Could this be an Easter egg? [Variety]
