Drew Barrymore’s Explosive Confession About Witnessing “plenty of hedonistic scenarios at parties” As a Child Exposes the Dark Side of Hollywood
- Drew Barrymore shared her experiences of witnessing hedonistic scenarios at parties and in her home as a child, which caused her "tremendous shame".
- She reflected on her unorthodox upbringing and the impact of being emancipated at 14, leading to decisions she now regrets.
- Drew expressed regret over her 1995 Playboy cover and aims to protect her children from similar exposure.
Famed for her breakout role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at just six years of age, Drew Barrymore has gone on to enlist herself as one of the biggest names in entertainment. Starring in flicks like Poison Ivy, Charlie’s Angels, and Grey Gardens, the actress has also lent her skills in directing the likes of Whip It while building her own talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show, from the ground up.
Despite such remarkable fame and global acclaim, the multi-faceted artist and entrepreneur felt the need to address her past. In a recent social media post, she detailed her experiences, ranging from being born and raised in a frontline acting family, all the way to potential missteps beginning from her early teens.
Drew Barrymore recalls her unorthodox upbringing
Being born into a family with a long line of actors may have done Drew Barrymore more harm than good. The basis for this assumption would be her latest Instagram post titled “PHONE HOME”.
The lengthy text described the dark side of Hollywood, particularly due to her being born into a family that constantly buzzed with many big names in the industry. The many parties and public greetings that she was subject to as a young child severely changed her outlook on life.
Moreover, she also described witnessing scenes and imagery that she should not have experienced at that age but became subject to as it was all around her, even in her own home.
I was around plenty of hedonistic scenarios at parties and even in my own home where the viewing was of highly sensitive natures and caused me tremendous shame.
The actress further continued that,
We, as kids, are not meant to see these images. And, yes, I was even a big exhibitionist when I was young due to these environments I was in.
On an additional note, the Altered States star also shared being “emancipated” at just 14 years of age. Thus, this combination of unrestricted exposure and moving into a personal apartment at such a young age ultimately contributed to some decisions that Barrymore laments to this date, as she wants to “protect” her daughters from the same fate.
The actress never thought her Playboy cover would resurface
Drew Barrymore also recalled her “chaste artistic moment” for Playboy, where she appeared on its cover in 1995, just before her 20th birthday. However, her rationale was that it would soon be forgotten, as it was a paper magazine.
Yet, the advent of the Internet and the resurfacing of those covers had her in regret.
But when I did a chaste artistic moment in Playboy in my early 20s, I thought it would be a magazine that was unlikely to resurface because it was paper. I never knew there would be an internet. I didn’t know so many things.
As a result, she has yet to allow her kids access to smartphones. In order to prevent them from getting involved in “too much excess and access” as in her childhood, Drew Barrymore reasoned for the same while also concluding with gratitude to those who helped her along the way and the need for everyone to look out for one another.
