About Panio Gianopoulos and Their Marriage – Hollywood Life

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Molly Ringwald holds a uncommon distinction — she’s a part of an unique crowd of Nineteen Eighties teen stars affectionately dubbed ‘The Brat Pack,’ and amongst its ranks are A-listers together with Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, and Emilio Estevez. Molly, now 55, captured the hearts of a era by starring in motion pictures of the period together with The Breakfast Membership, Fairly in Pink, and Sixteen Candles.

She continues to get pleasure from a high-profile profession, extra lately showing in all three motion pictures in The Kissing Booth franchise, DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, and Riverdale.

On January 23, 2024, Molly appeared on the premiere of the star-studded second season of Feud (Capote vs. The Swans) in New York Metropolis — and she or he was accompanied by two crucial friends! Molly’s been married to Panio Gianopoulos for almost 20 years, and he escorted her to the large occasion alongside their daughter, Mathilda.

Right here’s all the things to learn about Molly’s longtime marriage to Panio and her earlier marriage.

How did Molly and Panio Meet?

The 80s icon and her husband met on-line someday within the early 2000s, in line with PEOPLE. The attraction was mental, as they started bonding whereas discussing books in a web based literary discussion board. The duo reportedly emailed forwards and backwards, You’ve Bought Mail type, earlier than assembly in individual and taking issues from there.

Do They Have Youngsters?

Molly and Panio welcomed their first baby collectively, Mathilda Ereni, in 2003. With a daughter to make their household full, the couple tied the knot in 2007, and in 2009, they welcomed fraternal twins — daughter Adele Georgiana and son Roman Stylianos. 

Parenthood appears to go well with Panio. In a 2011 interview, Molly gushed over what an “superb father” Panio has been. “He’s seven years youthful than me, and I used to be pushing for youths, so he determined to do it whereas he was youthful than he had initially anticipated being,” she instructed Good Housekeeping on the time. “I assumed as a result of I used to be a lady, I might know what to do on a regular basis, however I actually assume he’s the pure.”

Panio is a Author

Technically, Panio and Molly are each writers. However in line with Molly, writing is Panio’s first and solely occupation. “He’s a author — it’s what he’s at all times carried out, he’s by no means needed to do anything,” she instructed the Los Angeles Times in 2012. “Versus me, the place I’m a singer, I’m an actress, I’m a author. That’s it, for him, it’s all about writing.”

Panio is the creator of two books (The place We Preserve the Cash and The way to Get Into Our Home,) and has a literature diploma from the College of Massachusetts Amherst. Nonetheless, Panio has dabbled in his spouse’s occupation, showing in an episode with Molly in The Secret Lifetime of the American Teenager.

His different accomplishments embody an MBA from Stanford and a black belt in karate.

Molly’s Earlier Marriage

Earlier than her romance with Panio, Molly was married to French novelist Valéry Lameignère. The previous couple married in 1999 in Bordeaux, France, however the marriage didn’t final lengthy, and so they divorced in 2002. In response to New York magazine, the actress turned fluent in French throughout their marriage.

“I moved to France,” she mentioned throughout a 2019 episode of the UnStyled podcast, recalling what led to the romance. “I had been very uninspired dwelling in Hollywood. My plan was simply to go there, do that film, after which come again. However I fell in love with France, after which ultimately I fell in love with an individual.”

Finally, she filed for divorce after three years of marriage and moved again to New York.