Molly Ringwald Posts Rare Throwback Photo of Her Twins on Their 16th Birthday
Molly Ringwald marked the 16th birthday of her twins, Roman and Adele, in a charming way.
The 57-year-old actress shared a nostalgic photo of her children on Instagram to commemorate their special day on Thursday, July 10.
“Happy 16 Roman and Adele 🎂❤️❤️♥️,” Ringwald wrote alongside the image.
The throwback pic showed Roman and Adele enjoying ice cream cones at a carnival, appearing to be around preschool age.
This heartwarming post received an outpouring of affection from followers, with one user commenting, “Having twins is like hitting the jackpot!!”
“May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and unforgettable moments as you celebrate this special milestone!” another fan expressed.
“Happy birthday to them both 🎉🎊🎁🎂🎈,” a third comment read.
Ringwald shares her twins, Roman and Adele, along with their older sister Mathilda, 21, with her husband Panio Gianopoulos.
Many fans couldn’t help but feel nostalgic, referencing the 16th birthday post, as Ringwald is famously known for her role in Sixteen Candles, a coming-of-age story about Sam Baker (Ringwald), whose family forgets her birthday. Sam has a major crush on Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling) but struggles to approach him when he’s with Caroline Mulford (Haviland Morris).
After a chaotic night of partying for the characters, Jake shows up the next day post-wedding of Sam’s sister, inviting her back to his place where he presents her with a birthday cake adorned with 16 candles.
Ringwald disclosed that she watched another popular film of hers, 1985’s The Breakfast Club, with her eldest daughter when she was just 10 years old.
“I’ll admit that 10 is too young for a viewing of The Breakfast Club, which captures five high school students bonding during Saturday detention, complete with cursing and discussions of intimacy,” she recounted in an article for The New Yorker in April 2018. “But my daughter insisted all her friends had seen it before, and she didn’t want to experience it for the first time in front of others.”
She further explained, “A writer-director friend suggested that kids tend to filter out what they don’t grasp, and it might be better if I were there to answer any tricky questions. So I gave in, thinking this could serve as a unique, memorable bond between mother and daughter.”
Nonetheless, Ringwald later acknowledged that several of her films, including Sixteen Candles, featured scenes that “troubled her.”
“Though many claim that I had John Hughes’ ear and he listened to me, I wasn’t the one directing,” she told NPR in October 2018, post-#MeToo Movement. “I would sometimes express concerns, saying, ‘I think this is a bit tacky’ or ‘this part doesn’t feel authentic,’ and while he would sometimes heed my advice, there were occasions when he didn’t.”
