Drew Barrymore, who at the age of seven rose to fame with ET the alien (1982), by Steven Spielberg, sparked controversy after revealing that since she divorced Will Kopelman in 2016, she has not been intimate with anyone.
In his blog post, titled rebels who love (Rebels Who Love), the 47-year-old famous actress shared her perspectives on love and intimacy after divorce after one of her followers accused her of “hating sex.”
A few weeks ago, during an episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the television program of the winner of the Golden Globe, Drew commented on the statements of Andrew Garfield, who told how, in addition to studying with a Jesuit father, he practiced sexual abstinence for six months in order to prepare to play the role of Father Sebastião Rodrigues in the film silenceby Martin Scorsese.
However, Andrew’s statements did not impress the protagonist of Like it was the first timewho said that six months was not long, because for her, sexual abstinence could last for years.
On October 16, after she was recently accused of “hating sex”, the actress decided to return to the subject. The star talked about her love life and how her relationship with sex has evolved over time to become healthier.
At almost 48 years old, I have completely different feelings about intimacy than I did as a child. My parents were not role models and I got involved in adult relationships from a young age! I was looking for company! confirmations! Excitement! pleasures! Hedonism! Have fun! And adventures!
The actress and her then-husband, art consultant Will Kopelman, announced their separation in 2016 and finalized their divorce that same year. The couple, who have two daughters, Olive, 10, and Frankie, 8, married in 2012.
I can’t get into a time machine and change my story, but I can see my life with the positives! I lived a very rich and full life. However, after having two daughters and separating from their father, which made me more cautious, I had the pleasure of focusing on loving myself and my daughters. […] Sex is not love! It is an expression of love.
In addition, Drew Barrymore confessed that since she became a single mother “she was unable to establish an intimate relationship”, but she worked on herself and “learned what motherhood is”.
Ever since I became a single mother, I have not been more able to have an intimate relationship. […] I am in a completely different phase of my life and maybe in the near future I will have a relationship… For now it is not my priority.
To leave no room for speculation, through his Instagram account, the star of The best of my weddings He posted a photo of himself alongside his post:
I wrote a very personal story. It’s live on the blog! Drewbarrymoreblog.com (Link is in my bio).
However, closing his reflection, Drew Barrymore made it clear that this does not mean that he hates sex:
I finally came to the illuminating conclusion that love and sex are simply not the same thing. So for the record, I don’t hate sex!