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Her first drink nearly destroyed her. Fame made it worse. By 13, she was in a mental institution, written off as another doomed child star. But this little girl from E.T. refused to die in the dark. She cut ties with her own parents, scrubbed toilets to survive, and rebuilt everything from scra\u2026\u00a0Continues\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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She grew up in front of the cameras, but no one protected the child behind the smile. Nightclubs at nine, addiction at twelve, a suicide attempt at thirteen \u2013 her life read like a cautionary tale Hollywood had seen too many times. Instead of becoming another tragic headline, she chose the unthinkable: she legally separated from her parents, endured the harsh discipline of institutions, and started over alone, long before she was old enough to drive.<\/p>\n

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Working anonymous jobs, she clawed her way back, not as a novelty child star, but as a woman determined to define herself. Romantic comedies turned her into America\u2019s sweetheart, but it was motherhood and sobriety that finally healed the wounds no audience could see. Today, Drew Barrymore stands not as a survivor of fame, but as proof that even a shattered childhood can be reforged into a life built on boundaries, love, and hard-won joy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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