It’s been nearly 30 years since the hit movie “Clueless” came out, and Alicia Silverstone‘s character Cher recently resurfaced for a new generation. During this year’s Super Bowl, an ad for Rakuten had Silverstone recreating a moment from the film.
“Clueless” shot Silverstone, 46, to A-list fame, but it wasn’t something Silverstone was totally prepared for when it happened, and she said “it didn’t feel comfortable.” She recently opened up about what fame was like for her after the film came out in 1995.
Alicia Silverstone Wasn’t Ready For The Fame That Came After “Clueless”
During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Silverstone explained how it felt for her to rise to sudden fame after “Clueless” came out and became the hit that it is.
“When ‘Clueless’ came out, it really shifted. I had been the girl from ‘Crush,’ then I was the Aerosmith chick, and then, after that, I was Cher,” she said. “It was very complicated and I don’t think I knew how to manage it: I didn’t have the foundation, the good tools to deal with it, I wasn’t prepared for it in any way, shape, or form. I really had no idea what was happening, and it didn’t feel comfortable.”
A few years and a few acting gigs later, Silverstone decided to take a little step back from acting and pursue other passions.
“I wasn’t happy and what I did was really extract myself a bit from my acting career and went more into my activism,” she explained. “I went to Africa to help the elephants, I went to Peru to try to help the rainforest. I found my passion for writing books on healing and health. ‘The Kind Diet’ books came a bit later but that was the start of the journey there.”
Alicia Silverstone Relived Her Days As Cher During The Super Bowl
During the Super Bowl this year, “Clueless” fans got to relive the movie briefly in a Rakuten commercial. Wearing Cher’s iconic yellow and black checkered blazer and skirt outfit, she brought back some nostalgic feelings from the popular teen comedy.
To celebrate the film’s 27th anniversary last year, Silverstone shared a montage of scenes from the movie on TikTok. See video HERE. Many of her followers took to the comment section to talk about her iconic character.
“Cher is the og ‘it girl,'” one person wrote. Another added, “Cher Horowitz is unironically the fictional character that has had the biggest impact on my life.”
Seeing scenes from the film had some followers sharing their love for the movie, along with their memories. “This was last movie I saw at the drive in before they tore it down. The memories,” one follower said. “Yep….still have this movie memorized. Actually quoted it at work the other day 😂😂😂,” wrote another.
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Silverstone also shared some more nostalgia on her Instagram page with a video of her and her “Clueless” costar Stacey Dash, who played the role of her bestie Dionne, recreating a fun moment from the film.
In another Instagram post, Silverstone shared some photos and videos in honor of the film. Some of the photos in the carousel also include fellow costar Breckin Meyer. Captioned, “Reunited and it feels so good! 🥰🤗 Loved catching up with these two pals. It’s been too long! Wish the whole gang was there ❤️ #Clueless
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Alicia Silverstone Says She’s “Doing Life Right”
While she’s not acting as much as she once was, being a mom and an activist takes up a lot of her time, and she’s juggling it all the best she can.
“It isn’t easy, being an activist, a mother and an actress all at the same time. But I’m doing my best,” she said. “I continue to do speaking engagements about health and our earth, all of that is really meaningful to me. The most important thing to me is being fully present with my son. As for acting, I’ll keep finding a way to dabble, to stay in there.”
