Drew Barrymore says she spends a lot of time trying to stay as thin as she was in her twenties when she made movies such as Batman Forever, Scream and The Wedding Singer.
The 45-year-old Charlie’s Angels vet told InStyle’s August issue – which she photographed herself at home – that she has to take Pilates classes four days a week and eat clean so her figure does not get too big.
‘I have to work so hard at not being the size of a bus,’ the mother-of-two told the magazine.
Slender mama: Drew Barrymore says she spends a lot of time trying to stay thin. The 45-year-old told InStyle ‘s August issue that she has to take Pilates classes four days a week and eat clean so her figure does not get too big
In the past she has said she doesn’t want to feel shame over her body: ‘Never have, never will,’ she said in 2019. ‘I think it’s bulls***.’
The ET star also said that staying in shape makes her a better mother to her two daughters Olive, seven, and Frankie, six, whom she had with her ex-husband, Will Kopelman.
‘Between homeschooling and working, I felt very overwhelmed at first — and I hate feeling overwhelmed,’ she told InStyle.
‘It was weird to be a mom and a teacher and a provider and a friend. I felt sad for a while that I was all I could offer my children.
Trim: ‘I have to work so hard at not being the size of a bus,’ the mother-of-two told the magazine. Seen in Poison Ivy in 1992, left, and in 2016, right
‘Then I realized that I had to get out from under it. I have so much empathy and patience for everyone but myself, it’s sick. [laughs]’
The producer also touched on Black Lives Matter.
‘You can’t be fueled by negativity. That’s why, to me, what’s happening now in the world does not feel negative; it feels overdue,’ she said.
‘People will have different opinions about how to proceed, and based on history, there is nothing everyone in the world will agree on. But it seems like there is a collective consciousness right now — an American and global awakening.
‘And I am a student. I’ll be learning until the end of time.’
The August issue of InStyle, is available on newsstands, on Amazon and for digital download on July 17.
From her heart: The producer also touched on Black Lives Matter. ‘You can’t be fueled by negativity. That’s why, to me, what’s happening now in the world does not feel negative; it feels overdue,’ she said; seen on Instagram last week
This cover comes after Barrymore praised her late father for teaching her how to parent with ‘so much love’.
The actress was born to actor John Drew Barrymore – who died in 2004 – and her mother Jaid Barrymore, and has said that whilst she often wished she had a father who would ‘fit in’ with society, she’s ultimately glad of the way she was raised.
Writing in a social media post to mark Father’s Day, she said: ‘My mom chose a wild card for my dad. He was a mad poet hedonist man child! But I understood that as a kid. Somehow I have zero baggage or dad issues. I think I would have liked to have a dad who didn’t look so out there. Or who stayed. Or was capable of anything really.
Family: This cover comes after Barrymore praised her late father for teaching her how to parent with ‘so much love’. The actress was born to actor John Drew Barrymore – who died in 2004 – and her mother Jaid Barrymore, and has said that whilst she often wished she had a father who would ‘fit in’ with society, she’s ultimately glad of the way she was raised. Seen in the Eighties
‘But his wildness runs through me. His gifts are here. His demons to overcome are mine to break! I love him not for who I wanted him to be, but for who he was. And as I look at all the photos of dads today, doing their dad job, sure, there is my tiny self that wished for him to fit in. But he never did. And I’m not sure I did either. And I’m not sure what anything is supposed to look like, or what it really is beyond the images?! (sic)’
The Blended star says both her parents taught her how to raise her own children and praised her Hollywood star father for giving her a ‘wildness’ she ‘truly does cherish’.
She added: ‘But I do know this… both my parents have played a major role in who i am as a parent. And none of it looks perfect. But it functions with so much love. And togetherness. And availability. I don’t have a picture of a dad today to show how great everything was. I have a picture to show what it was. And that is my story. And that is perfect in itself. My dad gave me the gift of life! A wicked sense of humor! And that wildness that I truly do cherish.’