It remains an iconic, feel-good movie and arguably Grey’s biggest role to date.
“But it didn’t go down that way.”
Despite this, the Grey is now living her best life.
This is Jennifer Grey’s story of tragedy and transformation.
But her teenage years were not without complications, and at 16, she was testing boundaries and rebelling.
This resulted in a lot of pressure being placed on a teenage Grey.
“There was lots of drugs and drinking.
All the time,” she told the outlet.
“I had a boyfriend, we were out at clubs at night.
I would change at his house and go to school.
I was living a double life.”
She added that she was never interested in dating other teens when she was young.
“I never dated a teenager in my life.
I don’t think I ever even kissed a teenager.”
“It’s such a grave decision.
And it stays with you,” she told theLos Angeles Timesin 2022.
However, she pointed out the silver lining.
“I wouldn’t have my life.
I wouldn’t have had the career I had, I wouldn’t have had anything.”
Broderick was driving and hit another car, killing the two passengers.
She also discussed her and Broderick’s injuries.
I thought he was dead," she shared.
Broderick and Grey would break up the following year.
“Nothing offered long-term results.”
The star has since found a small silver lining from the trauma and pain she endured.
The drama can be traced back to 1984 when they filmed “Red Dawn” together.
Grey had also not expected to have chemistry with Swayze.
“It’s a weird thing, though.
It doesn’t have to do with whether you like someone or not,” she toldGlamourin 2015.
They had it, but there was still tension between them.
In the same interview, she also reflected on how she had food poisoning while filming.
Not exactly a fun time!
The “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” actor is now working on a sequel to the film.
This time, she will play Houseman as an adult.
In an interview with USA Today, Grey revealed she would also be an executive producer.
This included a role as Mindy in the popular sitcom, “Friends.”
“Then, when I did it, I had such bad anxiety because they kept changing the script.
It also kept her from other career experiences, like appearing on “Saturday Night Live.”
She also spoke about how she was dealing with anxiety by putting herself out there, despite feeling uncomfortable.
“I decided that the only way to deal with anxiety is exposure.
“I really thought it was capitulating.
I really thought it meant surrendering to the enemy camp.”
However, the actor maintained her doubts about the procedure.
“I just thought, ‘I’m good enough.
I shouldn’t have to do this.'”
As anything,” she said.
The star endured heartache
Jennifer Grey has had several high-profile relationships, including with Michael J.
Fox, Johnny Depp, and Matthew Broderick, and she was briefly engaged to both Depp and Broderick.
Grey reflected on these relationships in her memoir “Out of the Corner” and discussed them with People.
“There was some heat.
It was a f***ing bonfire,” she said.
She did find love again after Depp and married actor Clark Gregg in 2001.
Their relationship spanned decades until their divorce in July 2020.
The couple announced their split in an emotionalInstagrampost.
After filming “Dirty Dancing,” she had long avoided dance because it made her too anxious.
Why was I letting anything stand in [the] way of my joy?”
she told ABC News in 2012.
Her lower back had a ruptured disc.
“I just have some discomfort in [my] back that needs to be taken care of.
OK, it’s a little more than discomfort,” she admitted.
It was reported that Grey would need to undergo minor surgery to correct the problem.
“My doctor says it won’t be a big deal.
I’ll be home that night,” she told Access Hollywood (via Today).
In her 60s, the “Red Dawn” actor found herself experiencing hair loss.
But she did find a solution in Harklinikken products, which she has promoted on herInstagramaccount.
Partnering with the Danish brand, she shared a couple of snaps showing the difference in her hair.
“I swear, [this] transformed my hair (and scalp health, who knew?!)
over the last two years it’s called Harklinikken, " she wrote in the caption.
