Drew Barrymore isn’t buying Christmas gifts for daughters but will celebrate holiday another way
Drew Barrymore won’t be rushing this holiday season looking for Christmas gifts for her daughters. That’s because she’s not going to buy any.
That may make the actress, 47, sound a bit like a Grinch, but Drew says she gives her daughters a different kind of gift in the form of travel and experiences.
In an interview with entertainment tonightthe Drew Barrymore Show host – who shares Olive, 10, and Frankie, eight, with ex-husband Will Kopelman – explained her choice.
No Gifts: Drew Barrymore won’t be rushing this holiday season looking for Christmas gifts for her daughters. That’s because she ain’t gonna buy none
“I don’t give them gifts, which I think at their age they don’t love, but I tell them, ‘I think we’ll remember the place and the photos and the experience and that’s what I want to give you,'” she said.
“They get a lot of stuff throughout the year, so I’m not like some weird, strict, cold mom who says, ‘You don’t get any presents!'” she added.
“I feel that a better gift would be a memory of life. I prefer to invest [in that than in] a dollhouse or something like that. Everything balances out and is fine.
The Charlie’s Angels star said she’s happy with her current plan, but realizes she might not be able to keep it up in girl farming.
Travel: Instead of buying her daughter, Olive, 10, and Frankie, eight, gifts for the holidays, the Drew Barrymore Show host says she takes the girls on trips, explaining: “I feel like a better gift It would be a memory of life.” ‘ (Pictured in Los Angeles in 2018)
The Charlie’s Angels star told Entertainment Tonight that she’d rather invest in a trip for her daughter than “a dollhouse or something.” Everything balances out and it’s alright’
“I like to look at the holidays through a comedic and realistic lens that we’ll have a lot of different Christmas stories,” the Poison Ivy star added.
Which one do you want to follow and build as a tradition? Instead of, “This is my tradition and I’m stuck in it.”
A gift that keeps on giving in the popularity of his talk show, which is currently the fastest growing show on daytime television, which he launched in 2020.
‘There were so many growing pains and learning curves. It was very humbling,’ adding, ‘This is very good news and we are very grateful.’
Dating: Drew shares her daughters with ex-husband Will Koppelman. The couple divorced in 2016 after four years of marriage (Pictured in New York in December 2015)
The Never Been Kissed actress, who has been single since her divorce in 2016, has started dating again, and any interested suitors better be on their best behavior.
‘When someone says, ‘He’s so hot.’ I’m like, “Yeah, but is he well behaved?” Because that will make him 10 times more attractive or not.
There’s been a second and a third [date] with someone, which is a big deal,” the “Stand In” actress said. “I feel like it’s usually one and done, because I look at his behavior and I’m like, ‘This is non-negotiable. This is not a match.'”
Dating: Drew has started dating again, and any interested suitors better be on their best behavior. ‘When someone says, ‘He’s so hot.’ I’m like, “Yeah, but is he well behaved?” Because that will make it 10 times sexier or not’ (Pictured in New York in November)