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Published 09:40 06 Feb 2026 GMT
Drew Barrymore has revealed the one dating dealbreaker she has zero interest in compromising on and it involves younger men.
The actress and talk show host admitted that she is “totally grossed out” by the idea of dating men in their 20s, making it clear that younger men are firmly off the table for her.
Barrymore, who has been married three times and is currently single, made her preferences as clear as day during a recent segment of The Drew Barrymore Show, alongside Ross Mathews and Sunny Anderson.
The conversation originally started with Mathews offering some lighthearted dating advice. “Can everybody remember that dating is supposed to be fun?” he said. “You know, like, go out and just have fun.”
Barrymore didn’t shy away from the topic with her response. “Can you tell the men I go on dates with that?” she joked. “Because they have lost the memo. I love to, like, date from Psychos.com. I’m not kidding. I’ve had a bad run.”
The conversation then turned to age gaps when Anderson asked whether Barrymore had considered widening her dating criteria to include men in their 20s.
The 50-year-old show host was quick to shut that possibility down.
“You know what? No, I’m totally grossed out by that,” she said. “No, I have children, and it seems wrong now.”
Anderson, on the other hand, wasn’t as strongly opposed to the idea. The chef and TV personality revealed that she had dated men in their 20s herself and actually enjoyed it. “I have tried the 20-somethings, and it was fabulous,” she said.
The 50 First Dates star has previously spoken about her complicated relationship with dating, particularly when it comes to age.
Back in 2021, Barrymore told The View host Whoopi Goldberg that dating apps helped her better understand what she actually wants. “I’m on a dating app,” she explained. “Sometimes I’ll swipe and a 35-year-old guy will come up. I’m 46, and I’m like, ‘I already have two children, I don’t need another.’”
Still, Barrymore made it clear she doesn’t believe age alone defines a person. “I wouldn’t want someone judging me on my age,” she added. “Age doesn’t really represent people.”
Ultimately, the dating experience brought some sort of reassurance to the Never Been Kissed actress.
“It’s nice to know that I would just like to be with someone my own age or older,” Barrymore said. “Like, I just want to keep moving forward.”
And for Barrymore, that forward motion doesn’t include dating younger men in their twenties.
