Molly Ringwald , who catapulted to fame in the 1980s and 1990s in hits like The Breakfast Club , has opened up about the impact of a brutal Hollywood environment on young stars. Now 56, the actress started her career at the age of three and earned a slew of roles on sitcoms as a child star and while she steadily rose to fame in her teenage years she now insists she was “too young” to be in the entertainment industry . Speaking to Marc Maron on his WTF podcast, the mother-of-three got candid about her early years in the industry saying she was “ taken advantage of.
” Halle Berry on how her Flintstones role helped black women in Hollywood 30 years on Drake Bell admits young son motivated him to open up about sexual abuse In a bombshell claim, the actress alleged that any rising starlet in film has to come to terms with having and dealing with “predators” around them. She also revealed that this was largely just in the working environment as Molly highlighted that she wasn’t much of a socialite in her younger years, saying: “I never really felt like I was part of a community when I was in Hollywood..
.I wasn't into going out to clubs.” Personally, Molly explained that she relied on her own “incredible survival” instincts and “big superego” to protect herself.
The Pretty in Pink star noted that because of her experiences in “questionable situations” during the height of her fame, she desperately tried to steer her daughter, 20-year-old Mathilda, away .
