Drew Barrymore Opens Up About Dating Amid Perimenopause: Not ‘Some Dusty, Old, Dry Thing’

Drew Barrymore is keeping it real about perimenopause and her love life. The 48-year-old actress joined Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Dr. Sharon Malone, Dr. Heather Hirsch and Dr. Judith Joseph to chat about menopause, which aired on Wednesday exclusively at OprahDaily.com, and Drew shared how the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause have impacted the way she dates. “There’s something in that stigma that I don’t want you to think I’m some dusty, old, dry thing. That’s not the image I want,” she revealed. Drew went on to share that she recently hesitated to tell a date about the panel and it’s topic of discussion. “You’re just that dry old bag when you talk about menopause. And that is the conversation, the stigma that has to change. We have to make it funnier, more sexy and more safe,” she said.