Divorce court is told model must examine taste in men

Published on Wednesday 9 July 2008 01:47

A PSYCHIATRIST yesterday told a court that model Christie Brinkley needs to examine her taste in men, adding her cheating husband is a narcissist with a "bottomless ego".

However, Dr Stephen Herman, who was appointed by the New York court, concluded Ms Brinkley should get custody of their two children.

Ms Brinkley's estranged husband, architect Peter Cook, has admitted an affair with a teenager who worked in his office and spending thousands of dollars on internet pornography.

Dr Herman told the divorce trial Mr Cook had an insatiable ego and "needs constant reassurance that he is a terrific guy", while Ms Brinkley "needs to start working on deeper issues" – including "her choice of male figures".

He said the former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model needs therapy as "an outlet for her anger and feeling of betrayal" by her unfaithful husband.

Ms Brinkley later told the court: "I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of psychotherapy." But she added that she "would do whatever it takes to convince the court" to grant her custody of the children, 10 and 13.