Drew Barrymore gives up vegetarian diet

Actress reportedly made the switch due to her meat-eating boyfriend.

Fri, Dec 16 2011 at 2:50 PM EST

Photo: ZUMA Press

I know plenty of happy, meat and vegan/vegetarian couples, but Drew Barrymore and her boyfriend Will Kopelman — an art consultant and the son of former Chanel CEO Arie Kopelman, according to Us Weekly — are apparently not one of them.

According to Radar Online, the 36-year-old actress has decided to quit her vegetarian diet because she found sticking to the veggies "simply too hard to do on her own."

"Drew and Will have been living together, splitting their time between New York and L.A," the source added. "Drew loves taking care of Will, which includes making home-cooked meals. She'd grill a steak for Will and then fix herself a bowl of rice and beans, but that was a total drag."

Can't you just see the dramatic eye roll when the "source" emphasizes the word drag? Like being a vegetarian means eating muesli and raw tofu for the rest of your life?

So is this true? Stranger things have happened, but as far as I know, Barrymore has been rather lax about the whole veg scene over the last decade.

"I still don’t eat a ton of meat, and I don’t wear a ton of leather, but I just don’t put strict limitations on myself anymore," she told IMDB in 2002. "I don’t beat myself up. I didn’t wear certain designers because I didn’t want any animals to suffer for beauty and stuff, and so I literally was dressed by Old Navy at one point. I still shop there, happily. Urban Outfitters and the Gap, I love those stores. You need basics for stability, but eventually I got tired and wanted to play again. Dressing is like an art form — it’s so much fun."

In another interview from 2010, she was back to being vegetarian, saying the diet made her a picky eater. "I'm like a typical American teenager when it comes to my favorite foods! I love peanut butter with bananas. That's my favorite. I like grilled cheese sandwiches and I love homemade macaroni with cheese."

And now she likes steak, too.

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vagitarius 01/11/2012 19:14 PM

Good grief! Why in the world should anyone, on either side of this debate, feel as though they he/she is qualified to pass moral judgement on another healthy adult's diet? I find it absolutely absurd for anyone to get so bent out of shape because of what some person you don't even know eats. I can't even imagine how anyone could become personally offended by what some lady and her boyfriend eat for dinner. Anyone who reacted to this with any more than casual interest should probably take a big.... More

redd 01/08/2012 20:41 PM

YAY for meat! no wonder she looks so great these days! you go drew!!

SnarkyVegan1 01/02/2012 21:19 PM

Well that could explain why a 30-something has deep wrinkles around her eyes in the Cover Girl commercial. Or maybe it's just the drugs.

Anonymous 01/08/2012 15:27 PM

Why is it veganism and being a jerk go hand-in-hand ? Seriously, after reading the comments here..... she does what she wants, like millions of other people. Without pressure from the likes of y'all. She's an adult.

Rest of you stop your pathetic whining, makes me sick. You can blame my anger on the idiot I'm replying to.

Barb 12/29/2011 12:27 PM

Drew sounds like someone who thought it was trendy to be a vegetarian. She also doesn't sound like she has any imagination when it comes to cooking or eating. Why not grill a portabello along side carcass eating boyfriend's steak? Good grief. She could undoubtedly afford a personal chef to create exciting vegan dishes for her. Her reasons for becoming a vegetarian in the first place had to be pretty shallow. Either that or she is totally desperate for a man and is letting him control what she.... More

susan 12/29/2011 08:36 AM

Drew, I am so dissapointed in you. to change what you believe in for another human, is to loose yourself. And wearing a designer, who abuses animals, in the making of their clothes, just because you want to "play" I thought you were a better human than that.

bela 01/06/2012 08:00 AM

This is a person who was getting drunk when she was 12 and THIS is why you're disappointed in her? Keep it in perspective, people.

DANAGRECO 12/28/2011 19:47 PM

I think God intended us to eat meat, just like lions or bears, and we have forward facing eyes, which indicates that we are hunters. Don't ever ask a lion if it wants to become a vegetarian, for you will be it's next raw meal.

Anonymous 01/07/2012 12:58 PM

I agree, but it's not that simple. We eat too much meat, and it is having a detrimental impact on the environment.

http://www.enveg.org/resources/7-clear-cut-reasons-why-meat-is-bad-for-t...

Rod 01/04/2012 14:25 PM

Forward facing eyes makes us meat eaters? God intended this?
We now live in an age when we have choices for what we eat, and we have evolved beyond meat. There are plenty of other ways to get excellent nutrition. Vegetarianism, for your information, is not just about cruelty to animals; it goes much deeper than that. Intensive industrialized meat production is one of the leading banes of our existence, contributing nearly 20% to global greenhouse gas emissions. That's not something.... More

goinup 01/13/2012 13:01 PM

An actual study of 400 centenarians (people 100 or older) looking for common food choices that might explain their great age found only one commonality: none of the centenarians were vegetarian or vegan. NONE

VOR 01/09/2012 20:02 PM

actually, its flatulance that is the biggest contributer of greenhouse gasses. So do something for mother nature -- put down that bowl of beans and have have some chicken for Gods sake.

Rod 01/10/2012 15:06 PM

VOR, ;-) keep using that intelligence for the benefit of all!

Fraulein Feline 12/22/2011 11:23 AM

What a flake! She has the means to be a fabulous vegetarian or vegan. She should grow a spine & do whats right, & use some imagination - or get a veg cookbook, duh! And let her Robin-Hood-looking boyfriend fry the decaying flesh up for himself if he insists!

Tarrant 12/20/2011 09:09 AM

I always find it a bit troubling when people choose a way of eating based on a love interest. How about you? Did you choose to be vegan/vegetarian/meat eating based on personal beliefs or because that's what others in your life chose?

Jamie 12/28/2011 11:43 AM

Definitely not. I am a successful vegetarian with the support of my meat-eating husband. We buy only veg foods for the home and he eats meat when he goes out to eat. Since I didn't become a vegetarian until 3+ years into our relationship, I offered to buy meat for him at the grocery store but it is easier for both of us to cook veg at home.