Molly Ringwald paid tribute to her husband Panio Gianopoulos on the occasion of their 22 years together.
On Wednesday, the 1980s teenage film icon took to her Instagram page and shared some sweet sentiments with her husband, along with a recent photo of the couple and a throwback of what appeared to be them snuggling up earlier in their relationship
‘Today the “getaway car” and I are 22 years together! Happy anniversary!’ She gushed in the caption, adding: “3 kids, 3 dogs, 1 cat and lots of love. The best decision I’ve ever made. To at least 22 more.«
The 22-year anniversary seems to represent the time they were together as a couple, considering they weren’t officially married until 2007.
In the cover photo, the Pretty In Pink star has wrapped her arms around her husband and rested their heads together as they appeared to be enjoying a romantic dinner for two at a restaurant.
Happy anniversary: Molly Ringwald, 54, shared sweet sentiments about husband Panio Gianopoulos, 47, in celebration of their 22nd anniversary as a couple, along with a recent photo of the pair and a throwback of them snuggling together
Ringwald, 54, looks like she’s dressed in a black ensemble, with her red locks pulled back from her face with a hair tie, except for the curls that fall around the frame of her face.
The Greek-American writer and book editor, 47, wears a dark sweater with a zip open several inches and his hair is cropped short.
For the second image in the Instagram post, Ringwald thought she’d make a comparison to the first by posting an old photo showing the former Brat Pack star wrapping her arms around Gianopoulos, which appears to have been taken back around the turn of the century .
They appeared to be deep in conversation with friends and/or family while sipping wine in a restaurant or bar.
Throwback: The actress called her romance with Gianopoulos ‘the best decision I’ve ever made’ in the post, which also featured this throwback snap of the couple
The duo are often proud of their three children: Mathilda, 19, and twins Roman and Adele, 13, by posting photos, videos and messages about them on their social media platforms.
Known as one of the film queens of the 1980s with roles in coming-of-age classics such as Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Pretty In Pink (1986) and The Pick-up Artist (1987).
A little over a year ago, during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy in 2021, the Roseville, California native opened up about how she’s raising her three kids and whether she’s sat down to watch any of her old movies with them.
“It’s definitely a different time. People ask me if I’ve seen her with my kids, and I saw the first one… with Mathilda,” she admitted. “And it was such an emotional experience that I have ‘I haven’t found the strength to watch it with my other two kids.’
Lovebirds: Although the couple have been together for 22 years, they only got married in 2007
Sharing her movies with the kids: The actress says she’s only seen one of her old teenage movies with one of her daughters and has no plans to do so again; She is pictured in Pretty In Pink (1986).
She added at the time: “My daughter Adele, 12, is the most awake person you’ve ever met and I just don’t know how I’m going through that, you know, seeing it with her And [her] say, “How could you do that?”
Gianopoulos knows a thing or two about love and romance as the author of How to Get Into Our House and Where We Keep the Money, a collection of short stories about men and women struggling to find and keep love.
His stories, essays and poems have appeared in various magazines and newspapers over the years.
Before becoming a writer exclusively, Gianopoulos worked as a book editor at companies such as Crown Publishing, Talk Miramax Books, Bloomsbury Publishing and Backlit Fiction.
Iconic: “My daughter Adele, 12, is the most awake person you’ve ever met and I just don’t know how to get through this, you know, seeing it with her and [her] and said, “How could you do that?” Ringwald said in reference to watching her old movies with her kids; The actress can be seen with other Bart Pack stars in The Breakfast Club