Drew Barrymore is the epitome of aging gracefully.
The 50-year-old Golden Globe winner has been in the public eye since she was only 7 — but unlike many of her Hollywood peers, she’s not about chasing eternal youth.
On Tuesday, Barrymore shared an unfiltered Instagram Reel of her makeup-free face, captioned, “Aging is a privilege that I will never take for granted.”
And her fans and followers of all ages couldn’t get enough of the candid content.
“We need more of this!!!” Bella Thorne commented, while actress and author Giovanna Fletcher wrote, “Yes. A thousand times, YES!!!!! How lucky we are to be alive to do all the things. Xxx”
“Those beautiful laugh and smile lines are EVERYTHING!!” added chef Carla Hall.
Wrote another fan, “Aging is proof we’re still here. Still learning. Still becoming.”
While Barrymore is passionate about beauty and often experiments with new skincare products — most recently raving about her “luminous” results after trying Martha Stewart’s line, Elm Biosciences — it’s far from her first time forgoing glam or addressing her desire to age naturally.
On her talk show earlier this year, she confirmed she’s never gotten plastic surgery, and has no plans to go under the knife anytime soon.
“But I also am like, do whatever works for you,” she clarified at the time. “The only thing I do know is don’t judge other people because they do things differently. We’re all on our own path, and we have to support each other.”
She echoed the sentiment in a 2023 People interview, adding that her “highly addictive personality” is her primary reason for avoiding nips and tucks.
“I worry I’d continue to chase it, get this and that done,” she explained at the time.
“That scares me, just because of my own approach to things. So, I’m waiting on making any alterations. And I’m going to maintain that as long as possible.”
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