Drew Barrymore is getting more candid and honest than ever about her sobriety.
In a new interview with ET’s Kevin Frazier, the actress opened up about being sober — and revealed that she was inspired to do so by Machine Gun Kelly!
She shared to Kevin that she was two years sober, which to her was a personal choice that did not need a major announcement. Drew said:
“I didn’t even want to talk about it because I didn’t want the pressure of the word sober or the judgment. But I was looking at patterns and choices I was making, and I was stuck in something that wasn’t working. It took changing behaviors.
I wanted to live my happiest, healthiest, most confident life. The longer I didn’t drink, the better I felt. I don’t think you have to go out on the rooftop and tell everyone. Do it yourself.”
Drew said that this decision was something she privately shared with her close friends, and one of the first to know was actually her bestie Cameron Diaz:
“Cameron was one of the first people to know. I talked about it to my friends, just not publicly. There are so many things we have to do in our lives to stay the course of growing and evolving. When you can believe in yourself and stop doubting yourself, it’s so empowering!”
She then went on to say that her decision to share this personal news was inspired by her sit-down interview with MGK. In the interview, a light conversation turned into an impromptu heart-to-heart with MGK admitting that he was not feeling “OK.”
Drew then shared how her mental health was affected by her split from Will Kopelman back in 2016:
“I just wanted to have a nuclear family so badly and when that dream did not come true — with kids involved it was an even more intense experience. I had to dig deep and continue to work on myself.
Machine Gun Kelly inspired me to be vulnerable. He asks himself if he needs to keep up the facade. I would love if social media wasn’t a display of fabulousness, but a place we could come together and share our journey.”
