How Cameron Diaz Supported BFF Drew Barrymore Amid Alcohol Struggle

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Hard times volition ever uncover existent friends.

For much than 30 years, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz have called each different friends. But earlier starting The Drew Barrymore Show in 2019, the talk-show big recovered herself struggling with alcohol.

Instead of distancing herself from the situation, Cameron stayed loyal to the actress. 

"I knew that if we each stuck with her and gave her the enactment she needed, she would find her way," Cameron told the Los Angeles Times successful an interrogation published March 5. "I person implicit religion successful her. You can't adjacent comprehend however hard it was to beryllium her arsenic a child, and past she changeable retired the different extremity with the quality to prevention herself."

But however atrocious did things get?

As Drew filed for divorce from hubby Will Kopelman successful 2016, she besides packed her bags successful Los Angeles and moved to New York. According to the LA Times, her slump worsened, which intensified her drinking.

Another curveball came erstwhile personage psychoanalyst Barry Michels quit connected Drew aft 10 years of moving together.

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"He conscionable said, ‘I can't bash this anymore,'" Drew recalled to the publication. "It was truly astir my drinking. I said, ‘I get it. I've ne'er respected you more. You spot I'm not getting better. And I hope, 1 day, that I tin gain your spot back.'"

The full process, Cameron said, was "difficult to watch."

Fortunately, things took a crook erstwhile Drew was approached with the accidental to big her ain speech show. "I deliberation the accidental astatine a amusement similar this truly deed me," she said. "I was like, ‘I can't grip this unless I'm successful a truly wide place.'"

While Drew doesn't telephone herself sober and doesn't enactment successful a programme similar Alcoholic Anonymous, she realized booze was not her person and decided to springiness it up.

"I kept thinking, ‘I'll maestro this. I'll fig it out,'" she said. "And finally, I conscionable realized: ‘You've ne'er mastered this, and you ne'er will.'" 

Now, The Drew Barrymore Show is successful its third season. Her relationship with Cameron appears stronger than ever, particularly aft the brace appeared unneurotic connected the show's bid premiere successful September 2020. And yes, she's backmost moving with Barry too. 

As Drew said, "I don't enactment stuck."

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