Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman simply grew apart. This is what made her divorce that much more difficult to accept. In a lot of ways, the “Santa Clarita Diet” star would’ve found it easier to handle the breakdown of her third marriage had she been faced with a clear reason. “There was no scandal. Nothing went wrong, which is cleaner, but makes it harder and more confusing because there isn’t The Thing to point to,” she told People in December 2022.
The lack of a formal culprit also meant Barrymore and Kopelman stayed together after the relationship had run its course. “We tried so hard to make it work,” she said. Toward the end, Barrymore let her own childhood experiences cloud her judgement. “I know from not growing up with any family whatsoever that that was the last thing I wanted to do for my daughters,” Barrymore said on Today’s “Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist” in 2020. “I think that’s why I took (the divorce) so hard.”
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To cope with her pain, Barrymore resorted to a vice she had struggled with since she was a kid. “It was just trying to numb the pain and feel good — and alcohol totally did that for me,” she told People. Three years after her divorce, Barrymore tackled her addiction, giving up alcohol completely. “It was something I realized just did not serve me and my life,” she said on “CBS This Morning” in 2021.
If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
