For those of us who grew up in the 80s Molly Ringwald was the leader of the Brat Pack.

Nowadays the actress is 40 years old and is set to rekindle her career with a new television drama.

ABC’s ‘Secret Life of the American Teenager’ stars Ringwald as the mother of a 15-year-old girl who became pregnant after a one night stand.

Ringwald spoke with AOL TV about her controversial role and her classic teen flicks of the 80s.

What made you decide to do a TV show?

I was thinking about moving to Los Angeles for personal reasons — my husband’s going to be attending a Stanford MBA program in the fall. So this series sort of came up, and I really liked Brenda [Hampton], the creator. She really wanted to have me in the show, and she was persuasive and I liked the subject matter, and it just kind of seemed like a cool thing to do.

Given the teen pregnancy pact scandal and the success of ‘Juno,’ your series is timely. Will the pregnancy plotline continue for the whole season?

It definitely starts out as the event that kicks off the show, but the show is about more than that. It has to be about more than that, because that story line is going to resolve itself. It really is sort of a sociological study of these teenagers and their families.

What other kinds of things happen to your character, Anne?

My character doesn’t find out [about her daughter's pregnancy] until episode 6, and the audience pretty much knows from the beginning, so there’s that suspense about when the family is going to find out. My character’s not clued in to what’s right in front of her. That has to do with her own life, and the decline of her marriage, and the fact that she’s really not happy with where she’s at in life.

Have you had input into your character?

Definitely. When the pilot was written, Brenda didn’t know that I was going to play Anne. Getting to know me and my strengths as an actor made the character evolve a certain way. I mean, she’s still different from me. But there are elements of me in Anne, and I definitely made her more liberal, because it’s really important to me that both sides are represented. Brenda’s totally supportive of that.

So will Amy explore all of her pregnancy options, no matter how controversial they may be?

Yes. I will say that Amy makes her own choice in terms of what she wants to do about her pregnancy. And it was very, very important to me that that was clear. Though I won’t tell you what [Amy's] choice is right now..

In the ’80s, you were the go-to teen actress. Is it weird to be playing the mom of a teenager now?

It is weird, but it’s kind of good, too. I’m an actor and I’ve done a lot of different stuff, but because those movies were so successful, it’s kind of stuck in people’s heads that I’m that figure. It’s good for me to be seen in a different light. I’m in a project with teenagers and I’m not the teenager, so I’ve come full circle in a way.

A couple of years ago there were rumors of a ‘Sixteen Candles’ sequel. Where does that stand now?

It was in the works. It was something that I definitely wanted to do, but [writer-director] John Hughes wasn’t interested, and I didn’t feel comfortable doing it without his involvement. If we can get John to agree, I think it would be great. I think there are definitely a lot of people who would love to see it, and I would love to do it.

Is ‘Sixteen Candles’ the only one of your teen movies you’d like to revisit?

I think so. I would ordinarily not want to do something like that, but I think that ‘Sixteen Candles’ lends itself to [a sequel]. I mean, ‘Breakfast Club,’ is just so perfect as is. I guess ‘Pretty in Pink’ is possible, but ‘Sixteen Candles’ is really the one … it was such a Cinderella story. And I was interested to see what happened to this girl.

Do you ever watch any of those movies when you come across them on TV?

I don’t really sit down and watch them. I mean, I’ve seen them so many times, you know? I think when my daughter’s old enough, I’ll probably watch them with her.

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I’m talking about that hot (’56?) Cadillac! Hot damn, I love me some old school hot rods. Anyhow, here’s Mötley Crüe making a grand entrance to the Late Show with David Letterman yesterday in New York.

I wasn’t impressed. The song, Saints of Los Angeles, sounded like any old run-of-the-mill rock song and it lacks originality. Their entrance was far more exciting . .

Tina Turner, what a legend! So cool she is back on the scene. She hasn’t aged a bit! Whether you like her music or not, you cannot argue the fact that this woman looks amazing for 69 years old!!

“Whitney Houston is back! I’m thrilled that she’s in the studio and working on her new album. No doubt she’s overcoming everything that has been put in front of her even this week.”

-Whitney Houston’s aunt, Dionne Warwick, on Whitney’s comeback.

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I thought the New Kids on the Block were gone for good. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

All five original members including Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jordan and Jonathan Knight will reunite to perform on the Today Show April 4th.

Believe it or not, it has been twenty years since the release of their album Hangin’ Tough. Ugh, it seems like yesterday.

Writing this, I already have that damn song in my head. Lord help us.

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After a long hiatus from entertaining, Whitney Houston is set to perform for a charity event in May.

The recovering drug-addict diva will sing at the Caudwell Children’s Legend Ball at Battersea Evolution in London on May 8th.

Charity founder John Caudwell said, “We are thrilled to have an artist of Whitney’s caliber to headline the event. Last year was a huge success and with Whitney’s support, we are fully expecting this year’s event to be bigger and better than ever.”

Houston’s big comeback album will be released in November, and Clive Davis has confirmed that five songs are already completed.

Right on Whitney. She seemed like such a hopeless case a couple years ago. Sort of like Amy Winehouse these days. Blake is to Amy as Bobby was to Whitney.

It took years, but Whitney finally got away from that cancer of a husband and lived through the experience. She is on track to make an amazing comeback. You go girl.

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Whitney Houston will release her long-awaited and much-anticipated comeback album in time for Christmas.

Music mogul Clive Davis has revealed he has recorded five new tracks with Houston and he’s delighted with the album’s progress. He says, “It’s really good. We’re looking to release the album in November.”

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That wacky, colorful and always fun band of the past is finally making a return.

The B-52’s first release in 16 years is set to hit stores on March 25th. ‘Funplex’ is the first album with the band’s new label, Astralwerks.

All band members participated in the writing for the album which was recorded in their native Athens, GA.

Guitarist Keith Strickland described the recording, “It’s loud, sexy rock and roll for your pleasure zones, with the beat pumped up to hot pink.”

Astralwerks manager Glenn Mendlinger stated, “We are thrilled to be bringing The B-52’s music to a new generation of intergalactic fans. Cindy, Fred, Kate, and Keith have made an album that is incredibly fresh, dynamic and perhaps most importantly, quintessentially The B-52’s … instantly recognizable, instantly fun.”

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Here’s a first peek at Britney’s new video, ‘Gimme More’ for those who give a crap.

I can’t believe the song is doing as well as it is! The single went from #68 to #3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in one week! Egad! The sky is falling!

‘Gimme More’ leaked online and was posted on YouTube for a short while before RCA had them removed.

*EDIT:  See the video in it’s entirety HERE!

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Timbaland says he won’t work with Britney Spears ever again..unless she apologizes to him.

The big-time producer told MTV news that Britney not only blew off working with him and Justin Timberlake, she also had a monster ego to boot.

“It’ll never happen. It could’ve, but it won’t. (She is) so big-headed, and (was) like, ‘Screw you, screw you, I don’t need nobody.’”

Timbaland refused to go into detail, but says the fading pop star knows what she did to disrespect the two that were trying to resurrect her failing career.

“She should humble herself and make a phone call and say, `I’m sorry.’ She knows what she’s sorry about. She needs to say, `I was wrong,’ and it’ll definitely move forward… That’s all she has to say.”

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