Drew Barrymore Tears Up on Body Image Struggles
Drew Barrymore became visibly emotional on Monday's episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show" as she opened up about her ongoing body image struggles, connecting deeply with an audience member during a fashion makeover segment focused on overcoming style insecurities.
The segment, titled "Scared to Wear," featured Barrymore alongside fashion experts Kristina Zias, Ross Mathews, and Sunny Anderson helping two women, Dawn Benwood and Meghan, step out of their comfort zones. Benwood, a mother of four who had lost 75 pounds, shared her hesitation about wearing form-fitting clothes despite her transformation. Barrymore, 51, related immediately, tearing up as she recounted her own experiences. "I so related. I really did," she said. "The other day, I was walking down the street, and I've had two C-sections, and I'm so wrecked down there that I permanently just... I can't wear a lot of different types of pants."
Barrymore continued, describing a recent outing where she felt exposed in a shorter shirt and struggled to keep her jacket closed. "And I'm walking around, and I was like, I don't want anyone to see this," she added. As a mother to daughters Olive, 13, and Frankie, 11, whom she...