Drew Barrymore has mentioned that she will turn 50 this year.
The actress and television host, who will turn 50 on February 22, spoke in the February/March issue of AARP Magazine.
“I feel so relieved that I literally don’t feel like I’m constantly beating myself up, or worrying about the future, or freaking out about this,” she said in an emotional interview with the publication.
‘You just realize that you’re going to live
“My whole life I’ve been worried and stressed,” she explained, while still being “happy and having the time of my life and I never would have imagined I would feel peace.”
‘Thank you 50… Can’t come soon enough. I feel like Frodo. ‘I see that bronze ring and I get very excited!’ he said, referring to the character from The Lord of the Rings.
Drew Barrymore is looking to reach a major milestone next month. The actress will turn 50 on February 22 (pictured in New York City in September 2024)
Barrymore spoke about her desire to turn 50 with AARP magazine for the February/March issue. ‘Thank you 50… Can’t come soon enough. I feel like Frodo. ‘I see that bronze ring and I get very excited!’ he said, referring to the character from The Lord of the Rings.
He also talked about dating after announcing on his talk show Thursday that he is not dating at the moment.
Barrymore told AARP that her daughters encourage her to date, but explained, “I also know how I felt when men were around when I was little; I didn’t feel safe, so I’m probably overly cautious about those experiences.”
She credited Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo for informing her about the ’50 f-its’ a few years ago, saying the actress described it “like this superpower would just stop caring and stop going so crazy, and I’ve been waiting… and I have the F-its.’
‘I have no problems with aging. “This is the happiest I have ever been in my life.”
The actress who captivated audiences with ET (1982) had a turbulent childhood.
Her parents are actor John Blyth Barrymore III, 70, and aspiring actress Jaid Barry, 78.78, but her father abandoned her when she was just six months old and they have been separated for most of her life.
Her mother took advantage of her daughter’s celebrity and the little girl was a regular customer at the famous Studio 54 and other fashionable adult spots.
Barrymore began using alcohol at a young age and was admitted to rehab at age 13, where she spent 18 months in treatment.
She made a suicide attempt at age 14 and, after being released, went to live with rocker David Crosby and his wife, Jan Dance, for three months.
“I feel so relieved that I literally don’t feel like I’m constantly beating myself up, or worrying about the future, or freaking out about this,” she said in an emotional interview with the publication.
Barrymore captivated audiences around the world with her breakout performance in ET: The Extra Terrestrial in 1982.
The young actress had a turbulent childhood. Her father, John Blyth Barrymore III, 70, abandoned the family when she was just six months old. Her mother Jaid, 78, took advantage of her daughter’s celebrity and was a regular customer at the famous Studio 54 and other adult hotspots.
“When I was a teenager, I never thought I would get here,” explained the star who became legally emancipated at age 14, “but this last decade has been the most exciting and progressing decade of my life.”
“I made Poison Ivy when I was 16 and at the time I was learning that you could change narratives about your own personal life through characters.”
She said that realization helped her learn to “continue to evolve through storytelling” and led her to produce projects and act in them.
“I’ve seen myself change a lot,” he said. “It’s a discipline… you can also prove to yourself that you are capable of change, so you start to have a little more confidence in yourself.”
“As a teenager, I never thought I’d get here,” explained the star who became legally emancipated at age 14 (pictured in Los Angeles in November 1998).
Barrymore credited Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo for informing her about the ’50 f-its’ a few years ago, saying the actress described it “like this superpower just stops caring and stops going so crazy, and I’ve been waiting… and I have the F-its’
‘I have no problems with aging. This is the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.’
The actress, who shares daughters Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, with ex-husband Will Kopelman, described their split in 2016 as “my dream family was falling apart.”
“I didn’t know how to put one foot in front of the other, and I had grown up so fast, but now I didn’t know how old to feel,” she said.
‘I just knew that my life was heavy, painful and sad… In the end, thank God, I got out of it. I had two children and I had to figure it out.’