‘Breakfast Club’ star Ally Sheedy reflects on her life after entering rehab in 1989: ‘I needed that’
foxnews.comAlly Sheedy’s most recent role hits close to home. The actress stars in Freeform’s "Single Drunk Female" where she plays a mother whose adult daughter moves back home after a stint in rehab.
Sheedy sought help for her own addiction battle in 1989. "Oh God, it was so long ago," the 59-year-old recently told Closer Weekly. "I went to rehab [for] sleeping pills.
I started taking them when I was in a really toxic relationship.The person I was with was a real drug addict, and the sleeping pills had something to do with that rocker sort of schedule." Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald in a scene from the film "The Breakfast Club" in 1985. (Universal Pictures/Getty Images) Looking back at her experience, Sheedy has one piece of advice that has stayed with her over the years. "I would tell my younger self, ‘Be careful about the men you get involved with because it can lead you down quite a rocky road,’" she said. "One of the things that was great about rehab was it also got me away from that person.
I needed that." Sheedy was just 23 years old when she landed starring roles in 1985’s "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo’s Fire." She quickly rose to fame as part of Hollywood’s Brat Pack during the era. "It was a great group," she reflected on her time filming "The Breakfast Club." "And working with [director] John Hughes was incredible.
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