United Kingdom, March 12 -- Molly Ringwald found fame to be "really overwhelming and scary" in her teenage years.

The 56-year-old actress became known around the world when she began working with John Huges on films such as 'Sixteen Candles' and 'The Breakfast Club' in the 1980s but admitted that the "level" of notoriety that came with that sort of success "changed" who she was a person.

Speaking on the 'Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky' podcast, she said: "I've never known a world where I haven't been a little famous. At a certain point, then I became really, really famous.

"When you're on the cover of TIME Magazine, I think when it gets to that point, then it becomes a level of fame that I, personally, don't feel that comfortable with...