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80s Dude · 10-05-2021, 07:33 AM

There is a debate as to whether Molly Ringwald is a real redhead. Some say she is while others says she is not a true redhead.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...731-story.html

I would say Molly is a real redhead since she has red hair in her young childhood photos and her own kids had red hair when they were born (I doubt she would dye the hair of newborns red). Plus her father appeared to have some red in his hair.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-05-2021, 10:38 AM

I think she really is a redhead. I wonder why it was dyed brown on The Facts of Life.

'80sSitcoms · 10-05-2021, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

I wonder why it was dyed brown on The Facts of Life.

Maybe it wasn't? Maybe her hair color had just progressed to brown.

Or if it was dyed, maybe it wasn't specifically for FOL. But was it dyed? Mike Lookinland's hair was so obvious in how it was dyed for early episodes of The Brady Bunch, but Molly's hair looks in FOL looks completely natural.

'80sSitcoms · 10-05-2021, 02:45 PM

Research so far shows Molly is not a natural red-head. She is brunette/auburn.

"Brat Pack star Molly Ringwald is known for her red hair, but she's naturally a brunette."

https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/f...atural-118803/

"Molly Ringwald reportedly dyed her hair after an agent advised her that it was a good way to get attention in the film industry. It clearly worked — she stuck with the vibrant shade throughout her mega-stardom during the '80s."

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/201...rities#slide-3

For redhead Molly Ringwald, the breakthrough came when she saw Nine on Broadway as a teenager. “This dancer’s hair was bright, bright red,” she told me recently. “I thought, I want to look like that. I am going to look like that.” She had once put Sun-In in her auburn hair to try to look like her blonde sister, but now she doubled down on the red, making it even fierier. It would become her signature. And she would become an icon.

https://www.allure.com/story/what-gr...-redhead-means

RetroGuy2000 · 10-05-2021, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

Research so far shows Molly is not a natural red-head. She is brunette/auburn.

"Brat Pack star Molly Ringwald is known for her red hair, but she's naturally a brunette."

https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/f...atural-118803/

"Molly Ringwald reportedly dyed her hair after an agent advised her that it was a good way to get attention in the film industry. It clearly worked — she stuck with the vibrant shade throughout her mega-stardom during the '80s."

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/201...rities#slide-3

For redhead Molly Ringwald, the breakthrough came when she saw Nine on Broadway as a teenager. “This dancer’s hair was bright, bright red,” she told me recently. “I thought, I want to look like that. I am going to look like that.” She had once put Sun-In in her auburn hair to try to look like her blonde sister, but now she doubled down on the red, making it even fierier. It would become her signature. And she would become an icon.

https://www.allure.com/story/what-gr...-redhead-means

Nice finds!

'80sSitcoms · 10-05-2021, 05:34 PM

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Nice finds!

I called the Peekskille Police Department and asked them specifically, but they didn't know.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-05-2021, 05:56 PM

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I called the Peekskille Police Department and asked them specifically, but they didn't know.

And yet, everyone in Peekskill knew Blair wasn't a real blonde!

valentina warner · 10-05-2021, 07:31 PM

That's really weird: i always thought MOLLY looked like a red head and BLAIR like a blond! (even though apparently it's not their natural hair colour lol!)

80s Dude · 10-05-2021, 09:03 PM

I go by the evidence from photos. Molly definitely looks like a redhead here when she was about 3 years old. Some redheads do get darker brownish/auburn hair later.

80s Dude · 10-05-2021, 09:05 PM

And years later, Molly's newborn twins look like they had red hair.

Lorimar Television · 10-06-2021, 01:17 AM

Sounds good enough to me. Molly IS a natural redhead!

80s Dude · 10-06-2021, 06:15 AM

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Sounds good enough to me. Molly IS a natural redhead!

I know redheads who stay bright red until they start to grey or are not old enough to grey yet. I know redheads who start to get brown or almost black hair as they became an older kid.

valentina warner · 10-06-2021, 06:49 PM

It's like with blond: lots of kids i know used to be blond as children, only to have really brown or black hair later on as adults.

Lorimar Television · 10-06-2021, 11:14 PM

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It's like with blond: lots of kids i know used to be blond as children, only to have really brown or black hair later on as adults.

Yep that happened to my mom and to me as a kid too.

Dude111 · 10-06-2021, 11:14 PM

She was in Breaskfast club right??

I have it recorded from analogue cable in the 80s and its goregous!!!! (Much better than the official MCA video tape)

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10-05-2021, 07:33 AM	#1
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,818	Is Molly Ringwald a real redhead? There is a debate as to whether Molly Ringwald is a real redhead. Some say she is while others says she is not a true redhead. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...731-story.html I would say Molly is a real redhead since she has red hair in her young childhood photos and her own kids had red hair when they were born (I doubt she would dye the hair of newborns red). Plus her father appeared to have some red in his hair.

10-05-2021, 10:38 AM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I think she really is a redhead. I wonder why it was dyed brown on The Facts of Life.
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10-05-2021, 02:45 PM	#4
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Research so far shows Molly is not a natural red-head. She is brunette/auburn. "Brat Pack star Molly Ringwald is known for her red hair, but she's naturally a brunette." https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/f...atural-118803/ "Molly Ringwald reportedly dyed her hair after an agent advised her that it was a good way to get attention in the film industry. It clearly worked — she stuck with the vibrant shade throughout her mega-stardom during the '80s." https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/201...rities#slide-3 For redhead Molly Ringwald, the breakthrough came when she saw Nine on Broadway as a teenager. “This dancer’s hair was bright, bright red,” she told me recently. “I thought, I want to look like that. I am going to look like that.” She had once put Sun-In in her auburn hair to try to look like her blonde sister, but now she doubled down on the red, making it even fierier. It would become her signature. And she would become an icon. https://www.allure.com/story/what-gr...-redhead-means
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10-05-2021, 09:03 PM	#9
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,818	I go by the evidence from photos. Molly definitely looks like a redhead here when she was about 3 years old. Some redheads do get darker brownish/auburn hair later. Attached Images

10-05-2021, 07:31 PM	#8
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	That's really weird: i always thought MOLLY looked like a red head and BLAIR like a blond! (even though apparently it's not their natural hair colour lol!)

10-05-2021, 09:05 PM	#10
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,818	And years later, Molly's newborn twins look like they had red hair.

10-06-2021, 01:17 AM	#11
Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	Sounds good enough to me. Molly IS a natural redhead!
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10-06-2021, 06:49 PM	#13
valentina warner Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2020 Location: The Uk Posts: 3,154	It's like with blond: lots of kids i know used to be blond as children, only to have really brown or black hair later on as adults.

10-06-2021, 11:14 PM	#15
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,380	She was in Breaskfast club right?? I have it recorded from analogue cable in the 80s and its goregous!!!! (Much better than the official MCA video tape)