{"id":39005,"date":"2026-08-11T17:48:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39005"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T12:48:24","slug":"inside-brooks-naders-crazy-family-bond-as-model-goes-topless-in-front-of-her-dad-despite-strict-religious-upbringing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39005","title":{"rendered":"Inside Brooks Nader\u2019s \u2018crazy\u2019 family bond as model goes topless in front of her dad\u2026 despite strict religious upbringing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>HAVING appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, there is no doubt that Brooks Nader has a body worth showing off.<\/p>\n<p>And the 29-year-old model did just that when she stripped off on a family holiday to Sardinia, choosing to go topless in front the whole group, including her dad during a boat trip. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823899\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Baywatch star Brook Nader, 29, was recently snapped soaking up the sun topless in front of her dad<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: BackGrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823905\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The Sports Illustrated stunner was enjoying a lavish family getaway in Sardinia<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: BackGrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a lavish lunch at an exclusive restaurant, the family boarded their tender for a quick dip when Brooks stole the show, topping her tan topless.<\/p>\n<p>She showed no inhibitions as she topped up her tan in full view of her dad Breaux Nader who enjoyed a dip in the ocean.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"authenticated-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/29886589\/embed?auto=1\" style=\"--height: 300px; --mobile-height: 300px;\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" data-auto-resize=\"false\" data-manual-desktop=\"300\" data-manual-mobile=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While the model \u2013 who has earned her more than 2million followers on Instagram, lucrative brand deals \u2013 is clearly comfortable in her own skin now, it was not always the case.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks grew up in strict religious upbringing, admitting that her childhood had been a very conservative one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16782615\/brooks-nader-stuns-in-mini-dress-yacht-trip\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/cj-brooks.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1785668624&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">BEACH BABE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Baywatch star Brooks Nader frolics in the sea in skin-tight mini-dress<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823902\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Brooks stole the show after ditching her top \u2013 \u00a0despite her mum\u2019s ban on showing off too much flesh<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: BackGrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823906\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Since making her Sports Illustrated debut in 2020, the 29-year-old has become one of the most sought-after models<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Splash<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823907\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Brooks with her parents before she found fame decades later<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: instagram\/brooksnader<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823908\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Brooks (centre) with her sisters Mary Holland, Grace Ann, and Sarah Jane<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: instagram\/maryhollandnader<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brought up in sleepy Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Brooks never imagined she would one day be dubbed the next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/pamela-anderson\/\">Pammy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When she was young, her dad Breaux Nader earned the equivalent of \u00a310,000 a year working for a Christian sports organisation while Brooks\u2019 mum Holland was a school nurse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the majority of our childhood, my dad was working for a non-profit, and my mom was at home with the babies,\u201d Nader recalled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a lot of money. We really just had each other and had to be self-entertaining. I wouldn\u2019t trade that upbringing for the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooks has previously told of growing up with her three sisters \u2013 Mary Holland, Grace Ann, and Sarah Jane \u2013 revealing: \u201cWe had humble beginnings, living on my grand-parents\u2019 property in a small, two-bedroom house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are close in age \u2014 all four of us are five years apart \u2014 so we entertained ourselves and played in mud piles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing Southern, we were into bows,\u00a0hair\u00a0and smock dresses. My mum thought it was adorable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went to church every Sunday at 8am in our dresses and bows and stayed for three hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDad worked for the Fellowship Of Christian Athletes and had four daughters when he was 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe made $12,000 a year. Our whole upbringing was centred around Christian camps, sports and\u00a0Christianity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823909\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The glam Nader sisters \u2013 (L-R) Sarah Jane Nader, Mary Holland Nader, Brooks Nader and Grace Nader<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16823986\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Brooks also appeared on ABC\u2019s Dancing with the Stars where she was paired with Gleb Savchenko<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/olivia-attwood\/\" rel=\"\">Olivia Attwood<\/a>\u2019s Olivia\u2019s House podcast, Brooks added: \u201cThere wasn\u2019t any alcohol, there wasn\u2019t any cursing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did everything as a family, so I feel that bonded us in a crazy way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite being raised \u201cextremely Christian and extremely conservative,\u201d Brooks was obsessed with Hollywood and fashion, and would sneak off to read magazines while in the grocery store \u2013 where she would also rip out the photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/britney-spears\/\" rel=\"\">Britney Spears<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/paris-hilton\/\" rel=\"\">Paris Hilton<\/a> before pinning them to her walls.<\/p>\n<p>The model, who split from Taron Egerton\u00a0earlier this year, said she \u201calways found myself getting in trouble\u201d for this. \u201cMy mum would get so angry and be like, that\u2019s a life of sin. That\u2019s not fulfilling. I thought it was a fairytale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Love Thy Nader star always fantasized about pursuing her big-city dreams but told\u00a0<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxim.com\/news\/brooks-nader-is-maxims-september-october-2025-cover-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Maxim magazine<\/a>\u00a0her religious parents were \u201ctotally against\u201d the idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always wanted to express myself and I wanted to look sexy. I fantasized about living in L.A. or New York, but it seemed worlds away. I also had to toe the line because of where I\u2019m from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nader went to Tulane University on a full-ride scholarship and after someone said they could connect her with a model scout, the then-18-year-old saw the early inklings of a new path. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI called my parents and said, \u2018I\u2019m moving to the Hamptons for the summer!\u2019 They were totally against it, but I moved and got a finance internship all on my own.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After she got connected with an agent, Brooks subsequently called her parents to announce her grand plans \u2013 that she was to drop out. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said, \u2018This is the dumbest thing you could ever do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And for a while, perhaps, it was. During her early years in New York City, taking trains to shoot images for lingerie websites in freezing cold Brooklyn and New Jersey warehouses paid then aspiring model \u201cvery little money\u201d. But looking back at her journey, Brooks believes it taught her grit and resilience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful and grateful for those jobs to this day; they kept me afloat. You can\u2019t wait for other people\u2014it\u2019s all up to you. You have to put in the work, go do it, and see the vision for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAVING appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, there is no doubt that Brooks Nader has a body worth showing off. And the 29-year-old model did just that when she stripped off on a family holiday to Sardinia, choosing to go topless in front the whole group, including her dad during a boat trip. 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