Michael Douglas Shares Crazy Story Of Finding 11-Year-Old Drew Barrymore Waiting Tables

Michael Douglas and a young Drew BarrymoreMichael Douglas first met Drew Barrymore when she was 11 years old – and under the unlikeliest of circumstances. “I’m in a restaurant called Columbus, and this is back ... in the early ’80s,” the Wall Street actor recalled on Wednesday, during an appearance on Drew’s US talk show.He continued: “It was this real hot restaurant – the hot spot up in the Upper West Side on Columbus Avenue. And we’re heading there one night, and this waitress comes over to serve me, and it’s this 11-year-old young lady here.”Michael, who said he initially thought Drew was at least 14 at the time, recalled her saying: “Hi, can I help you please?” “And I said, ‘Well, is it past your bedtime?’” Michael said, adding that the youngster made an “incredible” impression. Drew then corroborated the anecdote, saying that when she was younger, she “didn’t really have family”. “I was out running around, waitressing and clubbing ― working,” she explained. “Having the best time ever, by the way. Best time.“But then you get older and you’re like, ‘What life am I looking to build and be a part of?’. And for me, family wasn’t necessarily there and around, but now I realise it’s my everything.”Drew was thrust into the public eye at just 11 months old when she did her first commercial. She became a household name at age seven when she starred in Steven Spielberg’s hit 1982 film E.T.The former child actor said she started clubbing around the age of seven, and held her 10th birthday party at a famous New York City nightclub. She was in rehab at 12, and later relapsed when she was 13, which led to her hospitalisation for drug and alcohol addiction. “When I was 13, that was probably the lowest,” she told The Guardian in 2015 of her struggles. “Just knowing that I really was alone. And it felt… terrible. It was a really rebellious time. I would run off. I was very, very angry.”Help and support:Contact FRANK on 0300 123 6600 or visit the website for alternative contact methods.READ MORE:Adolescence Star Owen Cooper Names 1 Thing He 'Hated' About Filming Wuthering HeightsBruce Willis' Wife Emma Admits She Was Considering Divorce Before His Dementia DiagnosisJennifer Lopez Recalls Very Blunt Feedback After Trying Out For This Huge Movie Musical

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