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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Revelations From the ‘Brats’ Documentary<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tAndrew McCarthy is reclaiming the Brat Pack name with help from his former costars \u2014 some of whom he hadn\u2019t seen in 30 years. Spoilers for Brats ahead. \u201cIf you were coming of age in the 1980s, then the Brat Pack was at or near the center of your cultural awareness,\u201d McCarthy, 61, said during [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Naomi, meanwhile, never had to specifically ask Ringwald about Claim to Fame <\/em>because the 16 Candles<\/em> actress overheard her telling another family member about the show.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I was presented with the opportunity, the first thing I did was I called [Molly\u2019s] mother. She\u2019s hard of hearing because she\u2019s older, and so she had me on speakerphone and I was like, \u2018Aunt Adele, you\u2019ll never guess [what\u2019s happening],\u2019\u201d Naomi recalled to Us<\/em>. \u201cAnd all of a sudden I hear, \u2018What are you talking about?\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018Is Molly there?\u2019 And she was like, \u2018Yes.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Well, great. Let\u2019s just have a family meeting.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nNaomi, who goes by @n.elizajane on Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a>,\u00a0spent time living with Molly\u2019s family when she was growing up, which strengthened her bond with her cousins.<\/p>\n\u201cI feel like it was more than cousins but less than siblings,\u201d Naomi explained. \u201cHaving so much love and respect for her parents and seeing them as pseudo-parental figures for myself, I started seeing them as more than cousins just because of how close we were.\u201d<\/p>\n
Naomi added that after she graduated from college, Ringwald and her husband, Panio Gianopoulos<\/strong>, encouraged her to move to Los Angeles, where they were living.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Molly](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Molly-Ringwald-Panio-Gianpoulos-A-Timeline-Their-Relationship-003333.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1200px%2C679px&resize=400%2C225&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulos: A Timeline of Their Relationship<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tA romance for the decades! Molly Ringwald didn\u2019t need to wish on 16 candles to find her true love in husband Panio Gianopoulos. The \u201880s icon and the writer might be one of Hollywood\u2019s quieter couples, but they are certainly among the strongest. Following Ringwald\u2019s split from ex-husband Valery Lameign\u00e8re in 2002, she welcomed daughter [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThey were like, \u2018You don\u2019t know if you wanna go to college yet, why don\u2019t you come down here and see what you wanna do?\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cI was able to travel, I was able to do things I never would\u2019ve done otherwise. I\u2019m so thankful for all the opportunities that [Molly] gave me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Naomi\u2019s elimination from Claim to Fame<\/em> marked the first time all season that a contestant correctly guessed another player\u2019s celebrity relative. (Bianca Roberts<\/strong><\/a>, Jill Kurlfink<\/strong><\/a>, Gracie Lou Hyland<\/strong><\/a> and Raphael \u201cMiguel\u201d Curtis<\/strong><\/a> were all previously eliminated after making wrong guesses.) Although Naomi\u2019s ally Adam<\/strong> made the guess, he didn\u2019t come up with the information himself. He had to write Ringwald\u2019s name on his arm to remember it during the guess-off.<\/p>\n\u201cHe actually didn\u2019t know who she was at all,\u201d Naomi told Us<\/em>. \u201cThe frustrating part was finding out who had him write it on [his] arm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Naomi](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Naomi-Burns-Wanted-Cousin-Molly-Ringwalds-Approval-to-Do-Claim-to-Fame-Privacy-Is-Really-Big-3.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>DISNEY\/Chris Willard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNaomi\u2019s other ally Hud<\/strong> ultimately tipped Adam off about her secret celebrity connection after getting paranoid about her having a clue about his relative. Although the trio agreed to get each other\u2019s clues and safeguard them from other competitors, Hud ultimately decided that Naomi was too big of a threat to his game.<\/p>\n\u201cIt was just a big miscommunication,\u201d Naomi said. \u201cI actually did allude to Hud who I thought his person was, and I was wrong. \u2026 He just wasn\u2019t paying attention to what I was saying. We talked about that after the fact, and we were hysterically laughing at each other, because he\u2019s like, \u2018I should have listened to what you were saying because if I knew that you hadn\u2019t actually figured my clue out completely, I would\u2019ve never given your name to Adam.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen I was presented with the opportunity, the first thing I did was I called [Molly\u2019s] mother. She\u2019s hard of hearing because she\u2019s older, and so she had me on speakerphone and I was like, \u2018Aunt Adele, you\u2019ll never guess [what\u2019s happening],\u2019\u201d Naomi recalled to Us<\/em>. \u201cAnd all of a sudden I hear, \u2018What are you talking about?\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018Is Molly there?\u2019 And she was like, \u2018Yes.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Well, great. Let\u2019s just have a family meeting.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Naomi, who goes by @n.elizajane on Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a>,\u00a0spent time living with Molly\u2019s family when she was growing up, which strengthened her bond with her cousins.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like it was more than cousins but less than siblings,\u201d Naomi explained. \u201cHaving so much love and respect for her parents and seeing them as pseudo-parental figures for myself, I started seeing them as more than cousins just because of how close we were.\u201d<\/p>\n Naomi added that after she graduated from college, Ringwald and her husband, Panio Gianopoulos<\/strong>, encouraged her to move to Los Angeles, where they were living.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tA romance for the decades! Molly Ringwald didn\u2019t need to wish on 16 candles to find her true love in husband Panio Gianopoulos. The \u201880s icon and the writer might be one of Hollywood\u2019s quieter couples, but they are certainly among the strongest. Following Ringwald\u2019s split from ex-husband Valery Lameign\u00e8re in 2002, she welcomed daughter [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThey were like, \u2018You don\u2019t know if you wanna go to college yet, why don\u2019t you come down here and see what you wanna do?\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cI was able to travel, I was able to do things I never would\u2019ve done otherwise. I\u2019m so thankful for all the opportunities that [Molly] gave me.\u201d<\/p>\n Naomi\u2019s elimination from Claim to Fame<\/em> marked the first time all season that a contestant correctly guessed another player\u2019s celebrity relative. (Bianca Roberts<\/strong><\/a>, Jill Kurlfink<\/strong><\/a>, Gracie Lou Hyland<\/strong><\/a> and Raphael \u201cMiguel\u201d Curtis<\/strong><\/a> were all previously eliminated after making wrong guesses.) Although Naomi\u2019s ally Adam<\/strong> made the guess, he didn\u2019t come up with the information himself. He had to write Ringwald\u2019s name on his arm to remember it during the guess-off.<\/p>\n \u201cHe actually didn\u2019t know who she was at all,\u201d Naomi told Us<\/em>. \u201cThe frustrating part was finding out who had him write it on [his] arm.\u201d<\/p>\n Naomi\u2019s other ally Hud<\/strong> ultimately tipped Adam off about her secret celebrity connection after getting paranoid about her having a clue about his relative. Although the trio agreed to get each other\u2019s clues and safeguard them from other competitors, Hud ultimately decided that Naomi was too big of a threat to his game.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just a big miscommunication,\u201d Naomi said. \u201cI actually did allude to Hud who I thought his person was, and I was wrong. \u2026 He just wasn\u2019t paying attention to what I was saying. We talked about that after the fact, and we were hysterically laughing at each other, because he\u2019s like, \u2018I should have listened to what you were saying because if I knew that you hadn\u2019t actually figured my clue out completely, I would\u2019ve never given your name to Adam.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulos: A Timeline of Their Relationship<\/span><\/a>
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