Drew Barrymore Says Her Relationship with Adam Sandler Is 'Based in Love, Admiration and Humor'

Photo: Kevin Mazur/GettyDrew Barrymoreis gushing about her long-running friendship with friend and frequent costarAdam Sandler.While discussing their onscreen chemistry before he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, Barrymore, 48, told PEOPLE that their bond is “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.““You know, I just always believed in him so much. And not that my opinion matters. But I just felt like, this is the guy,” Barrymore said.

Drew Barrymore Says Her Therapist Quit After Her Drinking Worsened in 2016

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty for Albie Awards Drew Barrymoreis reflecting on the time her drinking became so bad that her therapist quit on her. The 48-year-old recently spoke toThe Los Angeles Timesand opened up about how much she struggled with alcohol after her2016 divorce from Will Kopelman. The actress said the situation spiraled so much that her therapist and renowned celebrity psychoanalyst Barry Michels ended their relationship after working with each other for a decade.

Drew Barrymore Says Her Younger Self 'Wouldn't Listen' to Her Advice Now: 'I Wanted Wild, Rebellious Fun'

Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Drew Barrymoreis opening up about what she would tell her younger self. “She wouldn’t have listened,” Barrymore told PEOPLE Monday. “But I have better advice for myself now. I like trying to tell myself to please react with grace. Be on the high road. Don’t flip out about everything. Find calm, find peace.” Yvonne Hemsey/Getty “Those are things I wish I could’ve told myself when I was a kid, but I would’ve never thought those things were possible, nor did I really want them at that time.

Drew Barrymore Says Interview with Ex Tom Green Was Unscripted: 'There Were No Questions Prepared'

Drew Barrymore’s interview with her ex-husband, comedianTom Green, last year was completely authentic. During an in-person interview onThe TonightShow Starring Jimmy Fallonon Tuesday, the 45-year-old actress said that her emotional reunion with Green, 49, onThe Drew Barrymore Showin September was not scripted. “There were no questions prepared for that,” Barrymore told hostJimmy Fallon. “I had an offline conversation with him because we didn’t want it to be some bougie Hollywood moment, like, ‘Let’s reconnect in front of the cameras.

Drew Barrymore Says She 'Felt Alone' After Becoming a Mother: 'I Was Just Terrified'

Photo: Kelloggs Motherhood was nothing like whatDrew Barrymorethought it would be. On Thursday, the 46-year-old star answered Mother’s Day-themed questions from fans during her “Dear Drew” segment onEntertainment Tonight. One fan asked Barrymore what was something she never expected when she became a mother. “I thought it would be a little more romantic and cozy, and instead I was just terrified,” the50 First Datesactress said. “I was so under slept, I couldn’t eat, I was nervous all the time.