Julia Roberts' 'Pretty Woman' Role Was First Offered To Molly Ringwald & She Turned It Down!

Julia Roberts became a major star after starring in 1990′s Pretty Woman, but the role of Vivian was originally offered to Molly Ringwald.

Molly, who is best known for Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink, revealed in a new interview that she turned the lead role down, and shared the reason why.

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Speaking with The Guardian, Molly shared that while she enjoyed Julia‘s performance in it, the story just wasn’t for her.

“Julia Roberts was wonderful in it, but I didn’t really like the story,” she shared. “Even then, I felt like there was something icky about it.”

In that same interview, Molly also revealed she had been turned away from roles in The Silence of the Lambs and Working Girl.

“I didn’t really feel like darker roles were available to me. The ones that I wanted to do, I didn’t get,” she adds. “I was too young for certain roles. I was at this weird in-between stage.”

In a separate interview, Julia explained why she hadn’t done a romantic comedy in over 20 years.