Beloved model and “Dancing with the Stars” Season 28 alum Christie Brinkley released her memoir, “Uptown Girl,” in April 2025. It gave fans a look into her life, and it has been a must-read for many. In a new Instagram post on Wednesday, March 11, Brinkley promoted her memoir again and revealed how the title was chosen.
Fans Praise Christie Brinkley’s Memoir
Brinkley posted several photos showing the cover of her book. In the caption, she wrote, “I’ve been so busy, I just realized it’s been a while since I’ve mentioned my new mémoire! I also see that I have lots of new friends here on Instagram that may not have heard about Uptown Girl! I’m told it’s a great read! So voila!” Then she revealed how the book got its name, and it was not her decision. “It’s called Uptown Girl because that’s what my publisher wanted and…why not? It was a really fun part of my life, but there’s so much more ….,” she shared.
Other things fans can expect to read about in her book include her modeling career, horses, and boxing. She ended with a powerful sentence, writing, “My life’s an adventure just waiting to be read!”
Fans have praised Brinkley in the post’s comment section, with many sharing how wonderful the memoir is. “Please get this book! I can’t tell you how amazing this book is. made me love Christie even more than I thought possible! Honest, Authentic, Beautiful, Moving.. I can’t say enough about this book. I felt like she was sharing with the reader ( me!) personally,” a fan shared.
“Read it cover to cover in St Barth’s, which was perfect. Loved your stories there and around the world,” another shared.
Christie Brinkley & Billy Joel’s Relationship
Brinkley was previously in a relationship with Billy Joel, who penned the hit 1983 track, “Uptown Girl” about her. The couple divorced in 1994, but the song has followed her. She told People in a 2004 interview that she realized it had become her “theme song” when she was looking for her seats at the U.S. Open, and the song came on while footage of her and her son, Jack Brinkley Cook, was shown on the jumbo screen.
“I just thought it was a coincidence,” she said. “But Jack said, ‘No, Mom, look,’ and there we were up on the [jumbo] screen. That was the first time it really registered that I had a theme song. Entrance music.”
Brinkley and Joel’s relationship did not last, but she has beautiful memories from their time together. In an interview with People in April 2025, she gave insight into their connection. “We laughed like you couldn’t believe,” she said. “But also he was so sensitive and he did all the old-fashioned things, the flowers, the notes and the poems and the songs. He was going into the recording studio and he was writing all these songs and saying ‘This one’s for you.’ How could I not fall in love with him?”
She continued, “When I heard him sing on stage. I found myself undeniably attached to this physically hot and charismatic man.”
