News broke this past weekend that Drew Barrymore and her husband Will Kopelman were getting a divorce, and the couple has now released a statement confirming the split.
The 41-year-old actress and Kopelman have been married since 2012 and have two children together: Olive, 3, and Frankie, 1. They have made it very clear that they will make their children their top priority.
"Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family," the pair said in a statement. "Divorce might make one feel like a failure, but eventually you start to find grace in the idea that life goes on. Our children are our universe and we look forward to living the rest of our lives with them as the first priority."
On Friday, sources close to the family first shared the news that the two planned on getting a divorce. "They've been having some difficulties, but they remain close for the sake of their kids," one source said at the time, while another added, "Drew had a very rebellious and wild childhood, with no family around her, and while she is a very different person now, and a great mother, some of that can stay with you."
This is the third broken marriage for the "50 First Dates" star. In 1994, when she was just 19 years old, she married bartender Jeremy Thomas. Their marriage lasted less than two months, and then in 2001, she married comedian Tom Green after they co-starred in "Charlie's Angels" together. That marriage only lasted five months.
Barrymore gave her first post-split interview on Saturday to promote Barrymore Wines' new rose wine, and although she did not mention her husband by name, she hinted that things weren't perfect.
"I had a really hard time a couple of months ago and kind of knew life was heading in a new direction," she explained. "I called someone that I really trust, respect, and believe in, because he has always been the conductor of grace. I said, 'What's your advice?' And he said, 'You put one foot in front of the other.' I hung up and I thought, 'That is why I call this person.' It's not only succinct, but it's almost physically productive and life-choice productive. It's just great advice. It's a kind way in which to live, and I want to be like him. I want to be like that. I want to put one foot in front of the other."
Just a few months ago in November, Barrymore opened up about the hard work she and Kopelman, 37, put into their marriage to make things work.
"My husband and I compromise on a lot of things," she said at the time. "It's the little things that you can change that can make a relationship stronger. Compromise is about changing yourself for the better. It's an opportunity for you to become a more functional, better person."
