Molly Ringwald Calls 'Secret Life' Her Toughest Career Role

WHO:

Variety - Molly Ringwald, Shailene Woodley, India Eisley, Ken Baumann, Daren Kagasoff, Megan Park, Francia Raisa, Greg Finley, Mark Derwin

WHAT:

Variety - Ringwald stated, “It was hard, I mean, OK, I love the cast. I love Shailene [Woodley]. There’s so many people that I worked with that… There was one person that was really difficult. And I’m not gonna say who that one person is, [but] they brought it down to a one.”

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald mentioned she has a collage in her bedroom that she made herself, related to her experience with "Pretty in Pink."

Variety - Molly Ringwald described her experience on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" as her "worst" work experience.

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald stated, “The worst is one? OK, that was it. The worst.”

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald mentioned that she loved the cast but found one person on set to be "really difficult."

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald ranked "Pretty in Pink" as the best experience of her career, giving it a score of 10.

WHERE:

Variety - The comments were made during an episode of Andy Cohen’s Bravo talk show "Watch What Happens Live."

WHEN:

Variety - Ringwald appeared in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" from 2008 through 2012.

Hollywood Reporter - The episode of "Watch What Happens Live" aired on August 4.

WHY:

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald's negative experience was attributed to the presence of one difficult individual on set.

HOW:

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald participated in a ranking game during the talk show to evaluate her past projects, specifically asking about the ranking system for her experiences.

Hollywood Reporter - Ringwald participated in a ranking game during the talk show to evaluate her past projects.

(UPDATED August 6, 2026 01:16 UTC)

Molly Ringwald recently opened up about her experiences on a talk show, revealing that while she loves her cast and has fond memories, there was one difficult person who brought her experience down significantly. She also shared that she has created a personal collage in her bedroom that reflects her journey with "Pretty in Pink." During the show, Ringwald participated in a ranking game to evaluate her past projects, providing insight into her feelings about those experiences.

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(UPDATED August 5, 2026 23:55 UTC)

Molly Ringwald recently opened up about her time on "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," calling it her "worst" work experience during an episode of Andy Cohen’s Bravo talk show "Watch What Happens Live." While she expressed her love for the cast, she noted that one individual on set was "really difficult," which contributed to her negative feelings about the project. In contrast, Ringwald ranked "Pretty in Pink" as the best experience of her career, giving it a perfect score of 10.