Molly Ringwald’s perfectly wonderful My journey to motherhood started in a simple place.
Ringwald made this clear in a new interview. times She reportedly conceived her daughter Matilda at Studio 54.
The 16 Candles actress, 56, has two children, Matilda, 20, and twins Roman and Adele, 14, with husband Panio Gianopoulos.
“I think Matilda was conceived backstage at Studio 54, right at the end of playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 2003,” she said.
“It’s very Matilda to be inspired in such an iconic place.”
Ringwald appeared as flapper jazz singer Sally Bowles. Broadway revival of “Cabaret” From December 2001 to April 2002.
The “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” alum was 36 when she got pregnant and said she “always knew” she wanted to start a family.
“At that age, your body clock was real and it was deafening,” she said. “All I was thinking about was that I had to have a baby.”
Matilda has recently stepped into the world of acting and is scheduled to appear in an upcoming movie. Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine’s romance “Idea of You.”
But the Pretty in Pink star slammed the “ridiculous” Nepo Baby label.
“Of course, if your parents are in the industry, you’ve heard about it, and you may be genetically predisposed to it,” she said. “We didn’t let her pursue acting as a child because we wanted Matilda to focus on being a child. She fought with us about it – she still resents it. I’m sorry, but it was the right decision.”
Ringwald continued, “I don’t think professional acting is a good way for kids to develop.”
The “Feud: Capote vs. Swan” actress gave advice to her daughter Hollywood along the way.
she said people He said allowing his daughter to act was “something we thought a lot about.”
“She’s learned how to do it before, but it’s hard work and I think she knows what she’s good at,” Ringwald joked in October 2023, adding that Matilda He added that he told him to “always remember people’s names.”
Matilda agreed, telling the magazine that her famous mother taught her to “be prepared to wait and be kind.”
