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Drew Barrymore declares she 'didn't really have parents'

The actress and husband Will Kopelman are parents to two daughters, Olive and Frankie.

By Annie Martin
Drew Barrymore said she 'didn't really have parents.' Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Drew Barrymore says her tumultuous childhood impacted her approach to parenting today.

The 39-year-old actress spoke candidly about her non-traditional upbringing in an interview for More magazine. Barrymore was born to actor John Drew Barrymore and Jaid Barrymore in 1975, and previously recounted her troubled youth in autobiography Little Girl Lost at age 16.

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"I didn't really have parents, you know?" she told the publication. "And therefore, the kind of parent I will be is a good, present parent. In a way, maybe that was a detriment to my youth, but it'll be the biggest asset to my adulthood."

Barrymore came to fame as a child in such films as E.T., but had been to rehab twice by age 15. The star shared a complicated relationship with mother Jaid, but said it feels good to look after her today. She recently detailed her feelings toward the 68-year-old actress for the February issue of Marie Clarie.

"I've always been empathetic toward my mom, and I was even more so when I had a kid and we had a really amazing conversation about it," she shared. "I've never just been angry with her. I've always felt guilt and empathy and utter sensitivity."

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Barrymore and husband Will Kopelman have been together since 2011, and married in June 2012. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Olive, in September 2012, and the actress gave birth to daughter Frankie in April 2014.

Barrymore voiced Jillian Russell and Mrs. Lockhart on several seasons of Fox animated series Family Guy, and last appeared with Adam Sandler in romantic comedy Blended. She and Toni Collette will star in new Catherine Hardwicke film Miss You Already.

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