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Kiernan Shipka Recalls Her Mad Men Character Getting Her Period Before She Did in Real Life: It Felt 'Like a Trial Run'

Kiernan Shipka told 'Cosmopolitan' for her digital cover story that she "was never really robbed of my innocence" while on 'Mad Men' despite its dark content. Still, she has very "vivid" memories from the show, including when her character, Sally Draper, got her period before she did in real life.

In her digital cover story for Cosmopolitan, the actress, now 25, opened up about being a child star and sometimes taking on more mature roles. Thinking back to her time as Sally Draper on Mad Men, which she first took on at just 10 years old, Shipka said she is grateful she never understood the dark content of the show. in November that she rewatched Mad Men during the pandemic in 2020, but she told Cosmopolitan is was more to enjoy the story of the show than to see herself in it.

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