"I was so invested in that plan," Barrymore said about her relationship with Kopelman, whom she divorced in 2016 after four years of marriage.

According to the Scream actress, she felt like everything she knew in her personal life was ending. She had monumental whiplash after things were finalized that made her question everything, but she was able to pull herself out of it because of her children, as she explained to the AARP:

Drew Barrymore is getting candid about her divorce from Will Kopelman . In a cover story for AARP The Magazine 's February/March 2025 issue, Barrymore, 49, opened up about how she navigated her spit from Kopelman in 2016, following four years of marriage .

Drew Barrymore is still reeling from her divorce. The talk show host, 49, got candid about the end of her four-year marriage to Will Kopelman, revealing she’s deeply affected by their split. Barrymore and Kopelman, 46, started dating in 2011 and said “I do” one year later. The exes share two children: daughters Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10.

Drew Barrymore continues to wear her heart on her sleeve. In a new interview, the talk show host got candid on her personal life, admitting she he hit a low point when she divorced Will Kopelman in 2016.