Molly Ringwald | Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulous, 2022 | Source: Instagram.com/mollyringwald | Getty Images
- The teenage star from "Facts of life," Molly Ringwald, has a new life at 55 after she left Hollywood.
- Ringwald reveals her life with her three children.
- The "best decision I ever made," she said as she talked about her love of 22 years, who became her husband.
When Molly Ringwald was a teenager, she was one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood and had a worldwide following in the '80s and '90s. However, as her stardom grew, the celebrity left the entertainment industry, leaving many wondering why.
According to a publication, Ringwald left Hollywood after being sexually exploited at an audition. In 2017, the actress revealed that she was blindsided during the audition when the director rhetorically asked her to allow the lead actor to put a dog collar around her neck.
Lisa Whelchel, Felice Schlachter, Molly Ringwald, Kim Fields, John Lawlor, Charlotte Rae, Julie Anne Haddock, Mindy Cohn, and Julie Piekarski on season 1 of "The Facts of Life" in an undated photo | Source: Getty Images
The act wasn't a part of the script she was given, and she didn't understand how it fits into the storyline. To make matters worse, the person tasked with the daunting act was a friend of Ringwald's, and she panicked while looking at him.
He had an apologetic look as he started with the act. The actress seemed to black out because she doesn't recall what happened next; however, she thought she walked out, but she might have tried to remember her lines with the collar on.
Molly Ringwald posing during a portrait session, on January 30, 1985, in Los Angeles, California | Source: Getty Images
"The Facts of life" star cried in the parking lot after the incident, and when she got home, she called her agent and informed him of what had happened, but he laughed it off. He said it was an experience that would be in one of her memoirs, and she fired him and moved to Paris.
The celebrity chose to live an ordinary life and found out what it was like to be outside the spotlight, being able to walk around the city without being recognized. Years later, she returned to acting by starring in 2008's the "Secret Life of The American Teenager" and "Riverdale."
Molly Ringwald as Lonnie in "Surviving: A Family Crisis" on February 10, 1985 | Source: Getty Images
Although the star left Hollywood for some time, her life didn't stop as she welcomed children. In a 2023 post, fans also saw how ageless Ringwald was in a social media post she shared.
Molly Left Hollywood: Now She Is a Doting Mother of Three
On March 29, 2023, Ringwald, then 55, uploaded a stunning Instagram selfie inside her trailer. The actress wore a white dress with flower detail, while her ginger hair was tied back with a fringe in front, allowing - what a fan called - her "gorgeous" features to shine through.
Someone else felt the celebrity was "awesome and beautiful." Before returning to Hollywood, at age 35, Ringwald had her first child, daughter Mathilda Ereni Gianopoulous, on October 22, 2003, with her now husband, Panio Gianopoulous.
[Molly] Ringwald concluded by wishing them 22 more years of loving each other.
A fan's comment on Molly Ringwald's trailer selfie on March 29, 2023 | Source: Instagram/mollyringwald
A fan's comment on Molly Ringwald's trailer selfie on March 29, 2023 | Source: Instagram/mollyringwald
When she was 41, she and her husband welcomed twins, daughter Adele Georgiana Gianopoulos and son Roman Stylianos Gianopoulos on July 10, 2009. On February 23, 2023, the actress shared three throwback Instagram photos of her children when they were babies.
In the images, Mathilda, Adele, and Roman all wore the same sweater as they posed with the same sock monkey toy. Panio was Ringwald's second husband, and she once noted how marrying him made her feel.
"Best Decision I Ever Made:" Molly Reveals Her Life with Her Husband of 15 Years
Ringwald and Panio generally lived quiet lives, but their relationship was also one of the strongest in Hollywood. In 2002, the actress divorced her first husband, Valery Lameignère, and she and Panio welcomed their first child before marrying in 2007.
Panio Gianopoulos and Molly Ringwald at the 60th annual PEN America Literary Awards on March 2, 2023, in New York City | Source: Getty Images
In 2023, the couple, married for 15 and going for 16 that year, had been together for over 20 years, and in February, the celebrity paid tribute to her family in a sweet Instagram post. The star said she and her "getaway car" had been together for 22 years that month and wished them a happy anniversary, adding:
"3 kids, 3 dogs, 1 cast, and a lot of love. Best decision I ever made."
Ringwald concluded by wishing them 22 more years of loving each other. Although the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight, in 2016, the writer once noted how he was seven years younger than his wife.
Panio admitted that he knew and had a "slight crush" on the actress when he was ten, but his crush had since gotten bigger! Ringwald, who had a happy private life with her father's children, jumped in during the interview and told her husband that he was amazing.
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