Sexy, super-stylish and seriously talented – could our September cover star Drew Barrymore be any more perfect? We caught up with Hollywood’s bohemian darling for a revealingly honest, no-holds-barred chat, about romance, relationships and her oh-so-amazing career.
‘It was never a grand plan,’ says the unlikely Hollywood heavyweight – who has notched up an amazing career as an actress, started her own production company and now turned her hand to directing – of her epic achievements.
‘I just have all these things I want to do – things that beautifully and vividly encompass me – but I never sat down and worked it out’.
On her love life, Drew remains decidedly coy. She’ll neither confirm nor deny whether she and on/off boyfriend Justin Long are dating – ‘a little mystery never hurt anyone,’ – but she talks like a single woman looking for answers. ‘I’m happy to say that, at 35 years old, I feel I know less than ever,’ she told us with a smile.
But she does, however, maintain that technology has ruined romance. ‘I just don’t like this compulsive, instantaneous, over-information, lack-of-privacy, weirdo aspect of the world,’ she revealed.
‘If you meet someone they already know everything. What about showing up on a date and saying, ‘What do you do for a living? Who are your friends?’
Above everything, Drew says that she just wants to be present and to really understand what makes her happy. ‘I have absolutely nothing to complain about,’ she says.
‘I’m always trying to educate myself about the world or do philanthropic things or drop everything if someone I care about needs me. Do I always manage to get the balance right? Fuck no, but I’m trying.’
Drew Barrymore is everyone’s golden girl, and not just because of her amazing blonde hair. The actress and producer made a string of movies we can watch on 24-hour repeat (Never Been Kissed, Whip It, Grey Gardens…), and she still has time to star in the Cover Girl commercials.
Our beauty director, Holly Siegel, sat down with Drew in Los Angeles…
On Being Perfect
“You have to not pretend to be perfect, because that’s not only boring as fuck, but it’s just not real…So I feel so liberated in that way. I just really want to be true to myself. That’s essential in life. I would never be able to put on a charade. I would totally fuck it up.”
On her In-Between Period
“I had a big gap in my life where I wasn’t allowed to work at all because no one would hire me, which was great because I think you need that humility. You have to have everything taken away, or you have to have a major reality check, so that you always appreciate what you have.”
On Simulating Phone Sex in her New Movie, Going the Distance.
“You know, phone sex going awry is just a funny concept to me and I thought, This is going to be one of those scenes where we have to go balls out, and if it doesn’t work, it’s going to be editing room floor crap.”
So Drew, where’d you get your jeans?
“I never have time for shopping… I’ve been wearing the same fucking pair of jeans for 10 years.”
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Hollywood star Drew Barrymore is playing hit-maker for upcoming indie band The Boxer Rebellion, by featuring them in her new film, Going the Distance. Our spy says: “Drew persuaded producers to get them a part as themselves. It’s blatant band placement – and should launch them into the big time.” Nice.
On taking stock of where she is now: “For three years straight, I’ve been burning the candle at both ends, and as of last December, I just didn’t have anything left. I’ve been so aggressive about living life to the fullest and being plugged into everything, but now I’ve ripped the plug out of the wall and put it on the floor for a while. I’m thinking about the same things as when I was 15, about spirituality and who I am, who I want to be. It’s cocoon, pupa, larva, and fuck, I’m reborn!”
On the media’s misconceptions of her: “I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don’t accomplish anything. That’s not me at all.”
On being single: “If you’re 35 and single and it’s a choice, it feels fine. So I didn’t settle with the wrong person yet. Big deal!”
On her upcoming role in Going the Distance: “I like that it’s not a traditional romantic comedy, with the story line of, ‘Oh, I slept with this guy, but when I woke up, I found out he’s the CEO of my company, and we’re going to live happily ever after once we go through all these crazy perils. I talk shit with my girlfriends. And it can get dirty.”
On why she’s not afraid to get older: “I don’t want to be vain or fearful, and I don’t think I’ll do anything [in terms of plastic surgery], but if I want to do something, I will. From my perspective, there’s no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you’re lucky! The alternative is death.”
On child stardom: “I was raised in unique and trying environments, but they were also amazing platforms for me to have an extraordinary life. Going through hell as a kid made me sensitive to what others in this world go through too.”


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