Is Drew Barrymore sober?

FOLLOWING an interview with Machine Gun Kelly on her own talk show, Drew Barrymore opened up to CBS Mornings on Thursday, December 9, 2021, about the state of her mental health.

She also told viewers about her decision to quit drinking alcohol.

Is Drew Barrymore sober?

While she appeared on CBS Mornings, Drew Barrymore revealed she has been on a “quiet, confident journey” toward sobriety for the last few years.

“I’m just going to say something for the first time in a long time…

“I have not had a drink of alcohol in two and a half years. And it was something that I realized just did not serve me in my life,” she said.

Although the star admitted she has been “very private” when it comes to her own mental health, she discussed how she expects a change in the way celebrities handle the nuanced topic on social media and in public situations.

“We’re in an impasse and a crux of a moment where talking about how we figure ourselves out, how we fix ourselves takes a journey and solutions,” she said.

“Most people do it in private.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a revolt against the perfection right now that we are all forced to see and feel through social media,” she continued.

What else did Drew Barrymore during her interview with CBS Mornings?

Drew revealed that sharing her journey to self-acceptance has been a “sigh of relief.”

“We’re not doing this for public attention,” she said.

“I would like to move forward in a more honest fashion that is more conducive to my mental peace.”

After rising to fame as a six-year-old, Drew Barrymore faced many of the problems that come with life in Hollywood, including substance abuse.

The star has previously opened up about her addiction to cocaine as a child, which got her “blacklisted” at the age of 12.

Her teenage years were spent in rehabs and mental institutions, and she was granted legal emancipation from her mother following a suicide attempt at the age of 14.

“Maybe people think, like, I figured out so many problems when I was young, because it was so hard then,” she said on CBS Mornings.

“We continue to confront things with each decade of our life that almost surpasses what we thought we had seen. I’m interested in that conversation – we don’t fix it, move on and it never breaks again.

“We are on that roller coaster,” she concluded.

What did Machine Gun Kelly and Drew Barrymore discuss on her talk show?

Machine Gun Kelly appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show for an episode that aired on Friday, December 11, 2021.

Although he originally was slated to discuss his new unisex nail polish company, UN/DN LAQR, Kelly sat down and told Drew he just wasn’t feeling his best.

Over manicures, he opened up about his struggles with mental health and the pressures the industry puts on entertainers to present themselves in a positive light.

“I see a lot of pictures of me and there’s smiles on them,” he began.

“It’s just weird, though, because I didn’t feel good at all that day and I kind of am sick of smiling on days when I don’t feel like smiling.

“And I feel like this odd pressure, because I don’t want my fans to think that I’m taking something for granted,” he continued.

“So if I accept an award and I’m like super smiley, but behind the scenes, I was really, there was stuff going on, or I didn’t feel, I don’t know – like a lot of what I do is for other people and I haven’t given myself the time to just accept that it’s OK to not be OK.”

After he opened up about his feelings to Drew, she responded with: “I don’t mean to sound creepy, but I like you so much more. I really do.”