Gallery: Happy Birthday, Christina Applegate! The apple of Hollywood’s eye (BANG Showbiz)And Lacey admitted she found it "funny" to hear her daughter say the name of her beloved role.
She added: "It's so funny even hearing that name come out of her mouth. " Lacey - who has also starred in a string of made-for-TV movies on the Hallmark Channel - admitted Julia has even associated Hallmark's crown logo with her after spotting the emblem on greetings cards in a gift shop.
She said: "We passed a Hallmark card store and she goes, 'Oh, look mommy, there's your crown'. I was like, 'OK. . . !' " Back in 2020, Lacey shared her own theories on what Gretchen would be up to these days, claiming her character - who lived in the shadow of Queen Bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams) throughout their time with high school clique The Plastics - would be "running the toaster strudel empire", in a nod to her wealthy father.
She revealed: "I feel like Gretchen is running the toaster strudel empire and she probably ended marrying [on-off boyfriend] Jason and they probably have like six babies. ".
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