Drew Barrymore said the answer to when to let her children out in public is more a matter of “feeling” than a specific age.
In an interview with People magazine for the magazine's 50th anniversary issue, she said her children often ask her about being in the public eye.
“Kids ask me all the time,” she said. “They want to be in movies or on social media or sing, and I always say, ‘School plays, drama camps, everything. [yes].but [no to] I'll be in public until… ”
Ms Barrymore, 49, said decisions about whether to reveal her children would be based on “feelings” rather than age.
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“And they said, 'So what's that number?'” And I always say, “I know you want an answer, and I don't want a very specific answer. I know the fact that I can't give is not satisfying, but it's a feeling and it will be when I think of you.'' “I'm ready.'' [Then] I want to support them wholeheartedly,” she said.
“Not 13 and probably not 14,” she added. “It's there, but your child is going to express themselves in a way that you have to listen to them and support them and trust them. No matter what number it is. I don’t know, but it’s probably north of 14 or 15!”
As for people asking her if she would send her children into show business, Barrymore said she disagrees with the idea that it's a “toxic” industry.
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“I just thought, I don't feel that way about this business at all. This business has given me every opportunity under the sun and I couldn't be more grateful for my life. ” she said.
Barrymore, who has two children with ex-husband Will Kopelman, has spoken widely publicly about her childhood in the entertainment industry.
The actress and talk show host, whose father is the late actor John Drew Barrymore, started her career in the film industry at an early age, starring in E.T. at just seven years old and starring in the sci-fi horror film for two years. Appeared in “Firestarter”. She continued to appear in many other projects throughout her teens and early 20s, including the popular 1998 comedy film “The Wedding Singer'' and the same year's historical drama “Ever After,'' a romantic comedy. Ta. 1999's “Never Been Kissed.”