Drew Barrymore remembers entering a rehabilitation center at the age of 14.
In the episode of Friday October 24 The Drew Barrymore Show, the 50-year-old American actress hosted Mae Martin, who co-wrote, created and also stars in a Netflix mystery series called Rebelwhich focuses on a local police officer who investigates a local school in a small town to discover troubled teenagers.
Incidents in Martin’s real life influenced him to write the series, as when he was a teenager, one of his childhood friends had to stay in a similar facility for two years during his teenage years.
Following the 38-year-old Canadian comedian and actor’s reflection on his friend’s experience, Barrymore opened up about his own time in rehab.
She revealed: “I was also someone who was taken away and set up for two years.”
Martin responded in shock, “I didn’t know that. I mean, I knew you were a wayward teenager, just like me. I was in rehab and all, but I didn’t know you were in one of those places.”
Barrymore went on to praise the series, as it shows the struggling teen industry through complex storytelling.
THE Forever The star explained, “I had a lot of lightness in my experience within the institution. That’s a lot of what this show is about. I know it sounds crazy, but it was like an encouragement to speak your truth, to be brave, to find humor and heroism in your journey. And it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me, honestly.”
“And I hold a lot of that sacrosanct. But it wasn’t easy. It was very hard,” Drew Barrymore noted.
It is relevant to mention that Rebel was released on September 25, 2025 on Netflix.
