'Liberated': Drew Barrymore says she's 'no longer willing to feel' the shame of being a three-time divorcee

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Drew Barrymore is rewriting the narrative surrounding divorce.

In a candid revelation, the talk show host discussed her shift in perspective on being a three-time divorcee, according to ET.

Drew Barrymore says getting a divorce saves one's time

Reflecting on her previous marriages, the 49-year-old acknowledged her unions with Jeremy Thomas from 1994 to 1995, Tom Green from 2001 to 2002, and Will Kopelman from 2012 to 2016.

Barrymore and Kopelman share young daughters Olive, 11, and Frankie, nine. 

Kopelman then moved on to his wife Alexandra Michler with whom he tied the knot in 2021.

In the recent episode of 'The Drew Barrymore Show' aired on Wednesday, March 20, Barrymore explained how she became "totally liberated" from the shame around divorce.

"I had so much shame around divorce and for some reason something happened and I said, 'I'm no longer willing to feel this way,'" she said.

"And it just lifted from me. And I just thought, when you get a divorce, you're saving the precious commodity we have on this planet, which is only our time," Barrymore continued.

"When you're truly in a situation that isn't functioning the way that optimally it hopes and wishes to be, we accept that and we improve our quality of life by moving forward," the 'Miss You Already' actress said of her decision to divorce.

"And divorce now to me, I don't have shame around it. I'm, like, totally liberated," she added.

Drew Barrymore appreciates Jennifer Lopez for bringing empowerment to the idea of divorce

Divorce became a topic of discussion while speaking to guest Marie Osmond and ending the segment discussing about Jennifer Lopez's recent music video for her new track 'Can't Get Enough.'

In the music video, Lopez who has been a four-time bride in her personal life plays a bride going through multiple weddings. 

"J Lo, I love you. I really appreciate you bringing empowerment to where most people go to shame. We've all been in it, so go, J Lo," said Barrymore who has also been candid about her dating life on her talk show 'The Drew Barrymore Show.'

Barrymore previously addressed her divorce from Kopelman as she told People in December 2022 that "there was no scandal."

"Nothing went wrong, which is cleaner but makes it harder and more confusing because there isn't the thing to point to," she said at the time.

"We tried so hard to make it work. [A friend] said to me, 'Divorce is the death of a dream.' That's exactly what it feels like, something so final you can't get it back," Barrymore added.