Drew Barrymore has no regrets about her teen years, even though they included some tough times in a rehab facility.

Talking to Mae Martin on The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday, October 24, Drew opened up about her experience, saying, “I also was someone who got taken away and put in a place for two years.” Looking back, she said that getting help was “the best thing that ever happened to me.”

Mae, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, was surprised by this revelation, replying, “I didn’t know that you were at one of those places.” Mae, who starred in Wayward, a movie about troubled teens, shared that the film was inspired in part by a childhood friend, Nicole, who spent time in a similar program.

Drew, clearly moved by the conversation, told Mae, “Watching the show, there was way

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