'90s Supermodel Christy Turlington, 57, Is Sick of Men Fawning Over Her Daughter Grace Burns, 22: 'A Strange Thing to Observe'

Supermodel Christy Turlington is used to turning heads, but becoming a mother has shifted her perspective, especially when it comes to how men lose "control" around her daughter, Grace Burns.

"It was something that I was aware of, but I didn't go deep on it until I had a child of my own, who at 15 or so I could see men's eyes looking at her in that way," Turlington, 57, said during an appearance on "Bella Freud's Fashion Neurosis" podcast on Wednesday, January 21.

The '90s star reflected on walking by construction sites, bracing herself for what she called "animalistic" attention from men. She'd "bark back," but it wasn't until she became a mother to her 22-year-old model daughter that she understood the impact of such attention at a young age.

"A young woman is a child, and I don't know if a lot of men have control in the way that they react to that beauty and innocence," the Every Mother Counts founder continued. "Whatever that is, it's like a drug, I think and people aren't even aware that they have that reaction."

Turlington called for men to "be taught not to have that reaction," adding, "Or to ask themselves why they're having that reaction. It's a very strange thing to observe."

Apart from the 22-year-old the former model shares son Finn, 19, with her husband, Hollywood filmmaker Ed Burns.

Turlington previously spoke about motherhood in a 2014 interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer and opened up about the qualities she hoped to pass down to her children.

“I believe we learn most from examples around us. I hope my actions and the way I choose to live my life teach my children what I value,” she explained. “I think it is vital that my children see as much of the world as possible, as that's how I learned most everything that matters. I trust that an expansive worldview will help them better understand their place in our world.”

She also highlighted her husband, whom she's been married to since 2003, adding, "My children are fortunate to have two healthy, passionate people as their parents who love and respect one another as equals.”