It Could Happen to Drew
Hollywood’s golden girl on love,
relationships and her inextinguishable career
by Bret Love

Few actresses achieve success as early in life as Drew Barrymore, who became an international star at the age of seven after her breakout turn in Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. But even fewer manage to battle back from the brink of adolescent burnout to become one of Hollywood’s most beloved beauties.

At age 34, Barrymore seems to have hit a stride in her professional life lately, with He’s Just Not That Into You (which she both starred in and executive produced) bringing in over $100 million at the box office, her HBO film Grey Gardens garnering universal critical acclaim and her directorial debut, Whip It!, due in theaters later this year. It’s a far cry from the controversy of her teen years, when drug addiction, battles with her parents and a penchant for outlandish behavior made her seem like a safe bet to be another child star tragedy in the making.
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