Drew Barrymore Says She Often 'Felt Like a Failure' in Early Years of Motherhood: 'I'm Flawed'

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty for Albie Awards Drew Barrymoreis opening up about how her feelings about her parenting have evolved as her kids grow up.The mom of two, 47, recently appeared on theChicks in the Officepodcast, where she admitted to “feeling like a failure” as a mom when daughters Frankie, 8, and Olive, 10, were younger.The conversation began with the talk show host recalling her daughters wanting McDonald’s and sharing that they were “ordering it too often.

Drew Barrymore Says She Still Dreams of Her Exes: 'Only Place I'm Getting Action These Days'

Photo: The Drew Barrymore Show/YoutubeDrew Barrymoreis still in touch with her exes — in her dreams, that is.The actress, 47, admitted she sometimes dreams about her former flames on Monday’s episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show.During a conversation with her costar, Ross Mathews, Barrymore dished about some of her steamy dreams.After Mathews asked her if she’s “ever had a dream of an ex that made you go ‘Oooh?,’ " Barrymore replied, “I think that’s the only place I’m getting action these days, Ross.

Drew Barrymore Says She Won't Allow Her Young Daughters to Act Right Now: 'Not Going to Happen'

Drew Barrymorewas just 7 years old when she starred inSteven Spielberg‘sE.T.,but the 43-year-old will not permit her daughters to follow in her child-thespian footsteps. She explained ofFrankie, 4½, andOlive, 6, “That’s so not their journey.” The former child star explained how she would provide encouragement to her adult daughters if they choose to act but until then, Barrymore would never be a stage mother. “If they want to be actors [later] in life, Iwould be so supportive of it,” she told PEOPLE.

Drew Barrymore Says She's Been Sober for Over 2 Years: Alcohol 'Did Not Serve Me and My Life'

Drew Barrymoresays she has been sober for two and a half years. The actress and television host, 46,shared her “quiet, confident” journey to sobrietyduring a chat withCBS This Morningon Thursday while discussing her upcoming interview withMachine Gun KellyforThe Drew Barrymore Show, where the pair open up to each other about their previous mental health struggles. “It was something I realized just did not serve me and my life,” she said of the decision to quit drinking alcohol.

Drew Barrymore Says She's Dying to Make Another Movie with Adam Sandler: 'We Have More to Go'

On Thursday, theSanta Clarita Dietactress, 44, revealed that of all the people that she has co-starred in films and television shows with, there’s one that stands out among the rest — and whom she never wants her time with to end. “Adam Sandler, obviously, just because I want to make movies with him forever,” she told PEOPLE exclusively at the Netflix show’s season three premiere. The pair have already co-starred as love interests in three movies together —The Wedding Singer(1998),50 First Dates(2004), andBlended(2014) — making them one of Hollywood’s favorite onscreen duos.