Ringwald confirmed that Hughes wrote 'Sixteen Candles' after he was inspired by her headshot Molly Ringwald’s 1980s collaborations with director John Hughes are legendary, but now she’s looking at them in a new light.

Molly Ringwald is known for iconic '80s coming-of-age films including The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, written and directed by the late John Hughes. Now Ringwald, 57, has spoken about how Hughes wrote Sixteen Candles based off seeing a headshot of her provided by an agency,

Molly Ringwald reflected on being a muse for late writer-director John Hughes in his 1980s comedies while she was a teenager. “It’s peculiar,” Ringwald, 57, admitted to long-time friend Monica Lewinsky during the Tuesday, March 11 episode of the “Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky” podcast.

The actress told Monica Lewinsky that she has mixed feelings about her relationship with late director John Hughes, who called her his muse when he cast her at 15 based solely on her headshot.

Molly Ringwald reflects on her complex relationship with John Hughes, describing it as ‘peculiar’ yet ‘complimentary.’