Drew Barrymore is one of those few lucky child stars who managed to parley their fame into illustrious film and television careers. Unfortunately, the actress-turned-beauty-mogul has not been as lucky in the romance department. By 2001, Barrymore had already been married twice, with neither marriage lasting longer than a few months.
Things seemed to have taken a turn for the better when Barrymore married Will Kopelman, art consultant and son to former Chanel CEO, Arie Kopelman, in 2012. However, the pair filed for divorce just three years after their nuptials, ending a marriage that’d spawned two children, 7-year-old Frankie and 6-year-old Olive. Here’s everything we know about the duo’s marriage and eventual split, including why, close to a decade after their split, Barrymore is yet to tie the knot with someone else.
8 When Did Will Kopelman And Drew Barrymore Get Married?
Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman tied the knot at Barrymore’s $6 million California estate in 2012, just four months after their first meeting. The two welcomed their two children Frankie and Olive, a few years after their nuptials.
"It was never really love at first sight,” Barrymore would later tell InstyleMagazine of the art consultant. “Will struck a lot of my pragmatic sides. He was someone who was always reachable on the phone, someone who was a classy human being, someone who has this incredible blueprint of a family that I don't have."
7 What Was Drew Barrymore And Will Kopelman’s Married Life Like?
Like most couples, Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman did not have a perfect married life. However, the two seemed committed to making things work.
“My husband and I compromise on a lot of things like that, it’s the little things that you can change that can make the relationship stronger,” Barrymore toldUS Weekly in 2015. “We know each other very well and know what our likes and dislikes are and what works and doesn’t work.”
6 Drew Barrymore And Will Kopelman Got Divorced In 2016
In April 2016, reports emerged that Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman had separated and were planning to get divorced.
A source close to the couple revealed to PageSix that the duo had “been having some difficulties, but they remain close for the sake of their kids.” Yet another source disclosed to People that the couple separated amid, among other disagreements, “tension over where to live.”
5 Why Did Drew Barrymore And Will Kopelman Get Divorced?
Unlike most failed celebrity marriages, Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman’s union was not felled by scandal.
"There was no scandal," Barrymore recently admitted to People. "Nothing went wrong, which is cleaner, but makes it harder and more confusing because there isn't the thing to point to. We tried so hard to make it work."
4 Drew Barrymore Was Devastated By Her Divorce From Will Kopelman
Drew Barrymore found herself resorting to heavy drinking to cope with the collapse of her third marriage.
"It was just trying to numb the pain and feel good—and alcohol totally did that for me," she would later tell People. “The drinking thing for me was a constant, like, 'You cannot change. You are weak and incapable of doing what's best for you. You keep thinking you will master this thing, and it's getting the better of you.'”
3 Drew Barrymore Has Sworn Off Marriage
Years after the divorce, Barrymore had changed her stance on marriage entirely, revealing to People in 2020 that she’d completely ruled out the possibility of getting married a fourth time.
"I will never get married again! And I also believe people should not say the word 'never,' and I will never, with a capital N-E-V-E-R, never get married,” she said. "I never want to be entwined with someone like that again ever. You break up, and you move on. You get divorced, and it’s just so different."
2 Drew Barrymore Believes That Marriage Is An Outdated Institution
Barrymore is also of the opinion that marriage is an archaic institution, completely at odds with the realities of the modern world.
"I love that we are trying to hold on to an institution that [started] when the closest person to you for companionship was a three-day horse ride away and your life span was 30 years," she told People in 2020.
1 Drew Barrymore Is Still Open To Finding Love
Despite her stance on marriage, Drew Barrymore is still open to forming romantic connections. However, the Charlie's Angels star is quite content with her life, and not hankering for a relationship at the moment.
It doesn't mean that maybe I wouldn't like to meet someone,” she told People in 2020, “especially when my kids go off to college. Or a year from now, I could be totally in love. I'm open to it; I'm not seeking it. My cup runneth over. I have so much love in my life."
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