Drew Barrymore & Justin Long Reunite To Discuss Their ‘Hedonistic’ Romance In Emotional Interview

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Emotions run high at the premiere of the third season of The Drew Barrymore Show. Episode, premiered on September 12, watched Drew Barrymore sit back with her ex, Justin Long. “I feel like we’ve been through a lot together as well,” Drew, 47, told Justin, 44, as they sat down. The couple dated continuously from 2007 to 2010 and remained on good terms after breaking up. “When we talk and FaceTime, I always say, ‘You know, I’ve really grown up Justin,’” Drew said. I always wanted to prove to you that I am a different person than when we were dating.”

Drew reunited with @justinlong TODAY in our Season 3 premiere 💛 Don’t miss it! pic.twitter.com/JEljWHmqPz

– The Drew Barrymore Show (@DrewBarrymoreTV) September 12, 2022

“You are the best,” he said. Drew says that when they’re together, they’re “fun, but we’re more hedonistic. A little more immature. You know, we’ll get together, we’ll break up,” she said. “It was chaos; it’s fun. “Fun chaos,” Justin said, adding. “Well, yes—most hedonism is fun.” This made Drew laugh.

Drew and Justin started dating in 2007 but broke up in July 2008, per Our weekly. They reunited in 2009 both professionally and personally, starring in He just does not love you so. They appeared together again in 2010 Go farbut their love story was not, because they broke up for the last time that year.

Drew has been thinking about her romance with Justin on Mike Birbiglia’s A little more podcasts in May. “Want to know why not [Justin] are all the women? Well, there are a few reasons, but the comedy is definitely [one of them],” she told Mike. “He is one of the sharpest, most intelligent people [people], he is brilliant and he will just break your socks for laughing. We have been dating for many years; I love Justin so much, you know why? Because he’s funny.”

She also talked about how she was confused when their romance caught the public eye. “I don’t understand why we’re such an interesting couple,” she said. “That makes no sense to me. Like: Who cares? We are not interesting. … We weren’t the first people to meet on set and have a romance. “

Justin used to date Blue Crush actress Kate Bosworth since 2021. Drew has been single since divorcing her husband, Will Kopelmanin 2016.