NY- Christie Brinkley has such bad taste in men, she should get her head examined.
That's what a court-appointed shrink seemed to say when he recommended that the supermodel - who's been married four times - go into therapy.
"She needs to start working on therapy issues relating to her parenting...maybe her choice of male figures with whom to get involved...certain motivations that she had herself that can get her into trouble," psychiatrist Stephen Herman testified.
Brinkley, 54, is locked in a divorce battle with fourth hubby, Peter Cook, 49.
She's also married and divorced three other men, artist Jean-François Allaux, singer Billy Joel and developer Ricky Taubman.
Even though Herman portrayed Brinkley as a woman obsessed with her husband's betrayal, Herman was kinder to her than he was to Cook - described as a narcissist with sexual issues.
After interviewing the couple and the kids, Herman concluded that the architect should not have custody - only visitation - because of his "poor judgment."
He cited Cook's 35 sexual partners, his two-hour-a-day Internet porn habit and his "impulsive, self-destuctive, possibly compulsive" affair with teenage Diana Bianchi.
The fling was a "family disaster" that caused "irreparable harm" to the children - 13-year-old Jack and 10-year-old Sailor Lee, the psychiatrist said.
"I think there were some problems before," Herman told the court. "Certainly taking that step, making that choice was the beginning of the end of the marriage."
He also described Cook as a self-absorbed egotist.
"He needs constant reassurance that he is a terrific guy, handsome, accomplished etc.," his report says.
"Where most people need some quiet 'feeding' with their egos, Mr. Cook has an insatiable appetite."
Asked whether the couple could have joint custody of the kids - which is what Cook wants - Herman was unequivocal.
"It is not a viable option," he said.
Nevertheless, he said the children and Cook have a "very close bond" - and Brinkley needs to accept that, Herman said.
"It would be important for the sake of the children that Miss Brinkley let go of this," his report said.
While Brinkley's anger is "understandable," Herman noted that she is "blinkered by her disgust with and for Mr. Cook" and lets the children know how she feels.
