Expectant Drew Barrymore Muses About Motherhood and Movies: "I'm Happy in My Own Life"

Star and hubby Will Kopelman expecting their first child any day now

By Alexis L. Loinaz Sep 19, 2012 7:55 PMTags
Drew Barrymore, Will Kopelman Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images

Preggerrific Drew Barrymore is ready to pop any second—seriously, have you seen her lately?—but not before taking a pregnant pause to share some thoughts about motherhood.

The 37-year-old, who is expecting her first child with hubby Will Kopelman in June, opened up to Haute Living about being on the baby way. And to hear her talk about it, the star couldn't be more thrilled.

"I can't wait until I have my children," she tells the mag, providing some revealing tidbits about her laid-back parenting style.

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"I love the idea that they don't have to do something that they have no interest in, that they can do something completely opposite if they want to," she shares. "I will be so surprised if they don't want to do something involving food or wine or art, but I'll be OK with it. I just want to build fun, great things for my family."

Food, wine, art—Barrymore's already got the wine part down pat: She recently launched her own vino label, Barrymore Wines. And she also seems to have already hit it out of the park—one of her bottles just scored a gold medal at a competition in France

So does this mean that acting and directing might have to take a back seat for now?

"To be quite honest, I'm happy in my own life," she says. "I don't need to play at being someone else right now…Acting is something I've done my whole life, but directing is great. I get to be in my own clothes and go home to my husband, and that seems really normal and fun and feels very creative."

Hey we're big fans of her directing debut, Whip It—if she ever wants to deliver a follow-up after delivering Baby Barrymore, we're so there.