Drew Barrymore recalled when her oldest daughter, Olive, 11, surprised her by trying on her wedding dress from her marriage to her ex-husband, Will Kopelman.
The Ever After actress, 49, who recently gave a candid update about her love life, opened up about the special moment on the latest episode of her talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show.
“The other night I came home and they told me Olive had a surprise for me,” the actress explained. “And then I walked into the room and she was standing there in my wedding dress.”
His co-hosts, including Ross Matthews, let out a gasp upon hearing the story, along with some members of the live audience.
Barrymore went on to reveal her reaction, saying, “And I looked at her and I thought, ‘Oh my God, you look so beautiful!'”
Drew Barrymore, 49, recalled that her oldest daughter, Olive, 11, surprised her by trying on her wedding dress from her marriage to her ex-husband, Will Kopelman.
“The other night I came home and they told me Olive had a surprise for me,” the actress explained. ‘And then I walked into the room and she was standing there in my wedding dress’; seen with Kopelman in 2014
“I said, ‘You know, technically this is the second time you’ve worn that dress because you were in my belly for six months when I wore it.’ And I’m saving it for you and your sister.”
Drew shares daughters, Olive and Frankie, nine, with her ex-husband, Will Kopelman.
The former couple married in 2012 after they started dating a year earlier. However, their divorce was finalized in 2016 after four years of marriage.
In 2022, the Charlie’s Angels star opened up about the split during an interview with People and expressed: ‘There was no scandal.’
“Nothing went wrong, which is cleaner, but it makes it more difficult and confusing because there’s no The Thing to point to.”
‘We tried really hard to make it work. (A friend) told me: “Divorce is the death of a dream.” “That’s exactly what it feels like, something so final that you can’t take it back,” he added.
Barrymore was also candid about turning to alcohol after divorce, after battling addiction decades earlier.
“I was just trying to numb the pain and feel good, and alcohol did that for me…” Drew explained, but said she quit to prioritize raising her daughters and focus on work.
His co-hosts, including Ross Matthews, let out a gasp upon hearing the story, along with some of the live audience.
Barrymore went on to reveal her reaction, saying, “And I looked at her and I thought, ‘Oh my God, you look so beautiful!'”
Drew shares daughters, Olive and Frankie, nine, with her ex-husband, Will Kopelman.
The former couple married in 2012 after they started dating a year earlier. However, their divorce was finalized in 2016 after four years of marriage.
Back in 2022, the Charlie’s Angels star spoke about the separation during an interview with Today, expressing, ‘There was no scandal’; ex-couple seen in 2015 in New York
‘It felt a lot more real because it wasn’t just me. “What mattered most to me were these children.”
‘And then I probably cared so much that I just gave to them and didn’t take care of myself. “It was kind of a messy, painful, excruciating journey of walking through fire and back to life.”
Last month, in March, the mother of two spoke with People about encouraging her daughters to pursue their dreams and passions. ‘I love when my daughters play sports. “For me, girls who play sports are amazing.”
‘It’s the coolest thing I’ve ever witnessed. Whether my only daughter is figure skating or my other daughter is soccer practice, I will be there at every event. I won’t miss any, because it is very important to me to support them in that area.’
The actress added: “I also like it when they are creative and artistic: when they dance, do a play at home, or dress up.”
“They are fun things that have no age or time,” Barrymore told the outlet.
Earlier this week on Monday, the Never Been Kissed star gave an update on her love life in a video shared to her Instagram page.
In the clip, he showed off a crossword puzzle from his publication, Drew Magazine, while taking a van tour through Virginia.
Last month in March, the mother of two spoke to People about encouraging her daughters to pursue their dreams and passions. ‘I love when my daughters play sports. For me, girls who play sports are incredible’; seen with daughters in 2018
The actress added: “I also like it when they are creative and artistic: when they dance, do a play at home, or dress up.”
The talk show host She then told her followers that although ‘Virginia is for lovers…I don’t have a lover.’
Barrymore also added that Virginia was “for crosswords” in a short message added to the caption of her post.
The actress’ video was shared shortly after she opened up about her life after divorce on an episode of The Drew Barrymore Show.
The Scream actress sat down for a conversation with Marie Osmond, during which she revealed that she had overcome the feelings she experienced while reflecting on her past marriages.
“I felt a lot of shame about the divorce and for some reason something happened and I said, ‘I’m not willing to feel that way anymore.’ And it just went away,” he said.
Barrymore added that she felt “totally liberated” from the shame she had felt in the past.
In October of last year, the mother of two admitted that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance inspired her to get back into the dating arena.
On her talk show, Drew explained that the Bad Blood singer’s September 2023 date with the NFL pro after the Kansas City Chiefs’ win at Arrowhead Stadium gave her the motivation to consider dating again.
The star said she took her daughter to see the movie Eras Tour and said, “There’s something about this human being that’s like pushing people to express themselves in a very happy and positive way.”
‘I just want to say for me personally that I’ve been single for seven years, happily. Seeing her on that first date in the box with her family, I really had a big Oprah a-ha moment.
“There was something very normal about it and obviously Taylor Swift is anything but normal,” he continued.
Earlier this week on Monday, the Never Been Kissed star gave an update on her love life in a video shared to her Instagram page.
In October of last year, the mother of two admitted that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance inspired her to get back into the dating arena; seen in february in las vegas
“But it was like, ‘I’m a woman, I’m going on a date with a man, I’m not going to think too much about this, I’m not going to be the dark horse and be secretive and weird about it.'” It was like I had just had a date. appointment.
Barrymore then announced, “And that made me think I could go on a date,” which was followed by supportive applause and cheers from the audience.
“This was evidence that I’m not affected by what other people think,” the star said, continuing, “He was so calm and confident and normal that it made me think I should do this too.”
In addition to Kopelman, Drew has also been married two other times, first to Jeremy Thomas from 1994 to 1995. She then said “I do” to Tom Green in 2001 until her divorce was finalized the following year.