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Molly Ringwald has admitted 'The Breakfast Club' "hasn't aged well". The 56-year-old actress portrayed Claire Standish, who was nicknamed Princess, in the 1980s classic film - which followed five very different students in weekend detention - and, having recently rewatched the film with her 21-year-old daughter Mathilda Gianopoulos, she was struck by how very different things are now. She told The Sunday Times newspaper: “I only rewatched 'The Breakfast Club', which came out in 1985, because Mathilda wanted to see it with me. "There is a lot that I really love about the movie but there are ele...
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Molly Ringwald's daughter was conceived in a Studio 54 dressing room. The 56-year-old actress has Mathilda, 20, with husband Panio Gianopoulos and revealed that she got pregnant at the former New York nightclub - which now operates as a there - towards the end of her run in Broadway show 'Cabaret' at a time when her biological clock was ticking. She told The Times "I believe that Mathilda was conceived in the dressing room at Studio 54 right at the end of my run playing Sally Bowles in 'Cabaret' in 2003. It’s so Mathilda to be conceived in such an iconic place. I always knew I wanted to have c...
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Robert Downey Jr. "wasn't even sure [he] knew how to kiss" when he had his first on-screen liplock. The 58-year-old actor had to pucker up to Molly Ringwald in their 1987 movie 'The Pick-Up Artist' but he was left feeling overwhelmed after being given too much "direction" from the film's producer, legendary Hollywood lothario Warren Beatty. Asked his first screen kiss, he told W magazine: Probably in 'The Pick-up Artist', with Molly Ringwald. "Warren Beatty was on set, and he was giving a lot of direction about the kiss, so much direction that by the time he was done, and he’s a super genius a...
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Molly Ringwald "worries" about cancel culture. The 55-year-old actress doesn't believe something like a Harvey Weinstein scandal - which saw the disgraced film producer jailed for 23 years after more than 80 women accused him of sexual assault and sparked the #MeToo movement as a result - could happen in 2023 but thinks the more people who are "unfairly cancelled" could have a detrimental effect in the long run. She told The Guardian: "I don’t think a Harvey Weinstein situation could exist now. But, again, a lot of people have gotten swept up in ‘cancellation’, and I worry about that; it’s uns...
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Molly Ringwald loves to inspire people through her movies. The 54-year-old actress is thrilled that Selena Gomez will executive produce a new series called '15 Candles', which is based on John Hughes' iconic film 'Sixteen Candles'. Molly - who starred in the 1984 coming-of-age comedy film - told E! News: "I am so happy about that. "I really do feel like when people always ask me about rebooting my movies, I am like, 'No those movies were wonderful', but what they should do is take inspiration from them and do something completely different but inspired, so that just sounds fantastic." The upco...
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Molly Ringwald's mother forgot her birthday. The actress - who turned 54 on Friday (18.02.2022) - took to Instagram to share a screenshot of a text message conversation which shows that her mother had forgotten to wish her a happy birthday. Molly texted her mother: "That's it? You don't have anything else to say to me today?" before she responded :"I didn't realise it was the 18th today. Happy birthday! I haven't got your present in the mail. Will do very soon." The 'Pretty in Pink' star went on to seemingly acknowledge that the situation reflects that of her character Samantha Baker in the 19...
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Anthony Michael Hall says the last conversation he had with the late John Hughes was about a 'Breakfast Club' sequel. The 53-year-old actor played Brain aka Brian Johnson in the 1985 film coming of age comedy about a group of students from different high school cliques who spend a Saturday in detention with their authoritarian assistant principal Vice Principal Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason). And Anthony has revealed the flick's late director - who died of a heart attack in 2009 aged 59 - told him he was keen to make a follow-up movie of them in their later years before he passed away. Speaking...
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Molly Ringwald doesn't regret ditching Hollywood for Paris. The 53-year-old actress decided to relocate to the French capital in the 90s, despite enjoying success in Hollywood, where she starred in movies such as 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Office Killer. She said: "I don't regret going to France for a second. I felt like if I was ever going to do something else for a while, that was the right time." The actress had built a successful career as a teen actress in the 80s but she decided to relocate following a series of unpleasant incidents on-set. Molly told Life & Style magazine: "At 13, a 50-y...
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Molly Ringwald has led tributes to her late father Bob Ringwald. The 53-year-old actress' jazz musician and pianist dad passed away on August 3rd aged 80, but a cause of death has not been revealed. Molly wrote on Instagram: "It's with a heavy heart that my family says goodbye to my father. I consider myself very lucky to have had in my life as long as I did. Robert Scott Ringwald 1940-2021 (sic)" She also wrote a longer tribute for her father - who went blind during his younger years - revealing he had an "email joke list" for his pals. In a piece penned for The Sacramento Bee, she wrote: "An...
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Molly Ringwald wanted to discourage her daughter Mathilda from going into acting. The 'Breakfast Club' star explained how she didn't want Mathilda, 17, to follow in her footsteps but realised that she couldn't "squash" the dreams of her child. Molly told the 'On with Mario Lopez' podcast: "Like most actors who have grown up in the business, I tried to discourage it as much as I could. But you can't squash your child's dream so I try and be as supportive as I can. "I just give her the tools to be the best possible actress she can be. It's a hard business but she knows that and is going in with ...
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