Drew Barrymore: What I Learned From 5 Decades of Fame

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00:00Drew Barrymore graces the cover of Us Weekly this week because it's her 50th birthday and we wanted

00:04to celebrate five decades of Drew's extraordinary life and talk to her about what she's learned from

00:10all of her experiences. She's had so many highs and lows and come out the other side that I felt

00:15there was just so much for readers to learn about how she's navigated these challenges

00:20and applied them to their lives. She embodies resilience, authenticity and transformation,

00:25qualities that deeply resonate with our audience. She talks through all of her decades from childhood

00:31fame and struggles with substance abuse to her reinvention as a mother, a businesswoman

00:36and a talk show host. The interview is both relatable and inspiring. Her candidness about

00:42her past, particularly her tough teenage and early adult years, shows her genuine vulnerability and

00:48a willingness to learn from every part of her journey. Drew reveals that she didn't really

00:53even feel like she had a childhood because she was brought up in such an adult environment and

00:58was working so much of the time and that her teens, although tumultuous and challenging,

01:03were actually really fun. This was a large theme from Drew's analysis of her life in the Us interview

01:09that the decades that were the most challenging were actually some of her most fun times and

01:13that joy can come after dark times. Drew talks about many of her iconic movies, her relationships

01:20and the loves of her life, her daughters and her business partner Nancy. And Drew reveals to us

01:25that she's not planning a big blowout fancy schmancy celebrity party for her big day.

01:30In true Drew relatable style she's taking the cozy route and spending her birthday with her

01:36daughters in bed having a slumber party. To read Drew's full interview head over to usmagazine.com

01:42or pick up the latest issue on stands today.