{"id":2363862,"date":"2026-04-08T10:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2363862"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:53:21","slug":"drew-barrymore-tearfully-says-her-body-is-wrecked-after-2-cesarean-sections-as-she-discusses-her-insecurities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/drew-barrymore-tearfully-says-her-body-is-wrecked-after-2-cesarean-sections-as-she-discusses-her-insecurities\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Barrymore Tearfully Says Her Body Is \u2018Wrecked\u2019 After 2 Cesarean Sections as She Discusses Her Insecurities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Drew Barrymore opened up about body insecurities after having her two children, Olive and Frankie, via C-section<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She made the tearful admission on the Monday, April 6, episode of her eponymous talk show during a segment called &#8220;Scared to Wear&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barrymore often discusses personal topics on her show, including menopause<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/drew-barrymore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Drew Barrymore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Drew Barrymore&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Drew Barrymore<\/a> is getting real about body insecurities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the Monday, April 6, episode of <em>The Drew Barrymore Show <\/em>during a segment called \u201cScared to Wear,\u201d the star, 51, got emotional when talking about her body insecurities after welcoming her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/all-about-drew-barrymore-children\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:two children, Olive, 13, and Frankie, 11.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;two children, Olive, 13, and Frankie, 11.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">two children, Olive, 13, and Frankie, 11.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the segment, a viewer had a makeover after struggling with self-image when they lost a lot of weight, and Barrymore said she empathized with where the viewer, Dawn, was coming from.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe other day I was walking down the street, and I\u2019ve had two C-Sections, and I\u2019m so wrecked down there,\u201d Barrymore told Dawn while tearing up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Drew Barrymore gets emotional on her show<br \/>Credit: The Drew Barrymore Show<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI can\u2019t wear a lot of different types of pants,\u201d she continued.\u00a0&#8220;But the other day I was walking around, and I had this shorter shirt on, and I couldn\u2019t keep my jacket closed. And I was walking around like \u2018I don\u2019t want anyone to see this,\u2019 \u201c she went on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnd I so get when you have kids, and you have a busy life, and your body changes and you get older, and things just aren\u2019t the same. I totally get it,\u201d Barrymore concluded, adding that viewer Dawn looked \u201cso stunning\u201d in her new look.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Drew Barrymore embraces viewer Dawn as they share body image storiesCredit: The Drew Barrymore Show\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/igHy.YeZ1yslu_.o4CiMGg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/eb82de3c6b92b3eda4f67b66d73901be\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Drew Barrymore embraces viewer Dawn as they share body image stories<br \/>Credit: The Drew Barrymore Show<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barrymore is known for keeping it real on her chat show. Just last month, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/drew-barrymore-jokes-bloating-menopause-11933338\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:opened up about menopause;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;opened up about menopause&quot;}\" class=\"link \">opened up about menopause<\/a> symptoms, joking that she felt like a \u201cdead fish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI can\u2019t even start today without being honest because I can\u2019t fake anything,\u201d she began the show. \u201cI am so bloated that I feel like some carp that got brought up to the beach and I\u2019m just that dead fish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Co-host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/ross-mathews-shares-how-hes-maintained-his-60-lb-weight-loss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ross Matthews;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ross Matthews&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ross Matthews<\/a> asked if Barrymore did anything over the weekend that \u201cpuffed\u201d her up. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/drew-barrymore-reunites-with-charlies-angels-cameron-diaz-and-lucy-liu-we-go-through-real-stuff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlie\u2019s Angels;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Charlie\u2019s Angels&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Charlie\u2019s Angels<\/em><\/a> alum explained that she just got her period for the first time in nearly a year while navigating perimenopause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was about to hit my one-year mark for my period and get right into menopause where I belong \u2026 I got it,\u201d Barrymore said. \u201cI got it. I\u2019m at 11 months. So I go back down to zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, \u201cAnd ugh, I feel unattractive and I\u2019m so hormonal and nothing makes sense and I\u2019m irritable and I\u2019m bloated and I am emotionally unstable. How are you?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Will Kopelman and Drew Barrymore with their daughters, Olive and FrankieCredit: Drew Barrymore\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.Mk1g8HB0O6M2kWmNsDF8w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/06c3b459c2c6ea22dabbbf071e73d03c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Will Kopelman and Drew Barrymore with their daughters, Olive and Frankie<br \/>Credit: Drew Barrymore\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barrymore went on to tell Matthews, 46, that she felt \u201ca lot better\u201d having shared how she was feeling, because now \u201cat least you know where I\u2019m at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The topic also came up during a 2023 episode of the show when she was joined by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jennifer-aniston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Aniston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Aniston&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jennifer Aniston<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/adam-sandler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam Sandler;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Adam Sandler&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Adam Sandler<\/a> and had her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/drew-barrymore-has-first-hot-flash-with-jennifer-aniston-menopause\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:first hot flash;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;first hot flash&quot;}\" class=\"link \">first hot flash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I am so hot, I think I&#8217;m having my first perimenopause hot flashes,&#8221; she said while quickly taking off her blazer and fanning herself. &#8220;For the first time, I think I&#8217;m having my first hot flash. Whoa!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Oh, I feel so honored,&#8221; Aniston, 57, quipped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI&#8217;m so glad I have this moment documented,&#8221; Barrymore added with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barrymore shares her daughters with ex-husband, art consultant <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/will-kopelman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Will Kopelman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Will Kopelman&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Will Kopelman<\/a>. The couple <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrity\/drew-barrymore-married-to-will-kopelman-wedding-in-montecito-calif\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:married in 2012;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;married in 2012&quot;}\" class=\"link \">married in 2012<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/drew-barrymore-and-will-kopelman-divorce-what-went-wrong\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:divorced in 2016;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;divorced in 2016&quot;}\" class=\"link \">divorced in 2016<\/a>, but have continued to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/drew-barrymore-co-parenting-ex-will-kopelman-day-off\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:co-parent their children together;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;co-parent their children together&quot;}\" class=\"link \">co-parent their children together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/drew-barrymore-tearfully-says-her-body-is-wrecked-after-two-cesarean-sections-11945252\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Drew Barrymore opened up about body insecurities after having her two children, Olive and Frankie, via C-section She made the tearful admission on the Monday, April 6, episode of her eponymous talk show during a segment called &#8220;Scared to Wear&#8221; Barrymore often discusses personal topics on her show, including menopause Drew Barrymore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2363863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[348806],"class_list":["post-2363862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-drew-barrymore"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Drew-Barrymore-Tearfully-Says-Her-Body-Is-\u2018Wrecked-After-2.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2363862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2363864,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2363862\/revisions\/2363864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2363863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2363862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2363862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2363862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}