Usually art imitates life, but for actress Molly Ringwald, this time it’s the other way around.
After turning 54 on Feb. 18, Ringwald shared a text exchange with her mother, who had forgotten to wish her a happy birthday. The situation mirrors Ringwald’s classic 1984 film, Sixteen Candles, in which she portrayed a lovelorn high student student who realizes her family has forgotten her 16th birthday.
“Actual conversation with my mom today,” Ringwald captioned her Instagram post, which was a screenshot of the conversation with her mother.
“That’s it? You don’t have anything else to say to me today?” the star asked her mom.
Realizing her mistake, her mother replied, “I didn’t realize it was the 18th today. Happy birthday! I haven’t got your present in the mail. Will do very soon.”
Noting the similarity to the experience of Ringwald’s on-screen character Sam Baker, the actress replied, “Life imitates art.”
“How true,” her mom answered. “It took me a few more years to forget.” Taking the situation in stride, Ringwald replied with a laughing emoji.
