Drew Barrymore Says She's Had A 'Cripplingly Difficult' Few Years Following Will Kopelman Divorce!

27.12.2022 - 21:23 / perezhilton.com

It’s been a decade of learning and growing for Drew Barrymore, both in her personal and professional life!

In a revealing new cover story with People out on Tuesday, the actress opened up about her successful daytime talk show and the challenges she’s had to overcome in her love life to live her best life now. And it all centers around her heartbreaking 2016 divorce from Will Kopelman, with whom she shares daughters Frankie and Olive, who were just 2 and 3 respectively at the time of the split. Drew shared:

Oof. So, so tough.

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Having had a challenging family life growing up, she knew she wanted something different for her kids — which made the split even more emotional. She reflected:

Discussing the terms she laid down, she added:

Despite being committed to keeping her family intact, even going so far as to move from California to New York to be closer to her ex’s family, the change wasn’t easy. In fact, the E.T. alum revealed the years (!!!) that followed were “cripplingly difficult” — both emotionally and because of the physical change (which now meant winter days). She expressed:

The 47-year-old then turned to alcohol to block out her strong feelings, she continued:

But after struggling with and eventually beating addiction in her youth, the Charlie’s Angels star saw the warning signs coming. She noted:

It was all compounded by the fact the life she dreamed of giving her kids hadn’t panned out as desired, the film producer shared:

She quit drinking and spent lots of time in therapy to get herself into a better headspace, thanks to her kids:

Developing her talk show was also a great motivator:

Thankfully, the hard work has paid off! Not only