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How child actors drink themselves to death in Hollywood

Drew Barrymore was saved by the clinic, and Daniel Radcliffe was saved by love

After the premiere of Steven SPIELBERG's E.T., six-year-old Drew BARRYMORE became incredibly famous. She was torn apart by journalists, her every step was instantly reflected on the front pages of newspapers and magazines. The girl and her actor parents jumped with happiness.

Only Spielberg watched what was happening very warily:

- All this is not at all for a little girl!

And he turned out to be right - early fame almost killed Drew. Years later, she wrote an extremely frank autobiography, called “Lost Little Girl,” where she said:

“When I was ten and a half years old, I was once riding in the back seat of a car driven by my mother’s friend. Mom started smoking weed. I had been wanting to try marijuana for a long time, but I was afraid that if I asked her, she would say, “No, Drew, you’re still too young.” But then she herself said: “Come on, try it, little girls shouldn’t be afraid of anything.”

After the success of E.T., I was dragged to parties and bohemian functions.
Adult uncles and aunts were touched by the miracle child. At one party, someone gave me a glass of champagne. Liked. I asked for more. Then - again. Who could refuse such a cute girl?! When I tried cocaine for the first time, at the age of 13, I was no longer afraid. I just had a really bad headache, but I didn’t care what anyone thought about me.

By this time I was getting drunk almost every day. After the first shot of tequila, dinner was usually followed by a glass of beer and a couple of glasses of wine.

I spent my nights mostly in nightclubs. There she danced on tables, flirted with older men, and then, coming home and locked herself in the bathroom, she inhaled another couple of lines of coca.

People very quickly forgot that I was Gertie in E.T. They just knew that I was the youngest alcoholic in Hollywood.
One could say about me: “Look and raise your daughter exactly the opposite.” Saved by Spielberg's longtime friend, singer David Crosby . One day he saw me in a disgraceful state and took me to the clinic. There I realized that such a life would not lead to good, I want to get married, have children, play with my grandchildren.

Before this, I thought I was so cool and free. But look at River Phoenix (the actor began acting at 10 and died of an overdose at 23 on the threshold of Johnny Depp , where he was at a party. - Ed. ). He was always sad because he never felt at home anywhere. All this happens because you begin to perceive life as one giant party. While in reality your life is a complete zero.

I tried to take my own life more than once when I realized this.
But now I am sure: life is given not in order to die, but in order to live! Now 39-year-old Drew has many film offers. She is married and has two daughters, the youngest of whom she gave birth to last spring. And now the actress confidently declares:

— The main thing in life is family and spiritual harmony.

Matters of the heart of Harry Potter

25-year-old Daniel Radcliffe's is currently estimated at more than £40 million. He managed to earn this money over a nine-year film career. It is clear that the lion's share of these funds was made from Harry Potter. Of course, with that kind of money he's among the most eligible bachelors. And even dyspraxia is not a hindrance - Dan cannot tie his shoelaces. And the alcohol addiction he suffered from several years ago. My heart has been acting up lately and my blood pressure has been going up. In a word, it doesn’t seem like a gift, but young ladies fall for it in vain.

Two years ago he dated assistant director Rosie Cocker , now with actress Eric Dark . But Radcliffe's friends are sure that this relationship will not last long:

- He is an addicted person. He treats girls like beautiful pictures in a photo album: you can admire them for hours, but after a while you want to turn the page to find out what else is there.

Twilight love

Kristen Stewart is another shining example of how not all child actors end badly. She has more than enough roles, and in the highest-grossing films. But in my personal life, not everything is so rosy. For five years she dated actor Michael Angarano (a boy in films since he was 10), whom she met on the set of the film “Speak.” And then she fell head over heels for Robert Pattinson , starting to play love with him in the Twilight saga. After four years of unbridled passion, she suddenly switched to director Rupert Sanders , for whom she shone in the fantasy movie “Snow White and the Huntsman.” The new gentleman won over with his experience and beautiful courtship - and that’s understandable, he’s almost twice as old!

Out of grief, Pattinson sold the house where he was going to build a family nest with Christie. And he started looking at other girls. Then Robert and Kristen seemed to make peace and started thinking about getting married. And now it’s twilight again... Stewart ambiguously states in an interview that at 27 years old she is infinitely lonely, and Robert is increasingly seen in the company of British singer Talia Barnett .

Drew Barrymore's Bohemian Parents

The future star grew up in a family whose meaning of life was bohemian parties. Even when her parents divorced, her father and mother continued to meet in order to have another drinking session. During such social events, her parents argued, broke dishes, destroyed furniture, and fought. And then they took out all their failures on their little daughter.

As Drew later recalled, by the age of seven she dreamed of killing her father, at nine she began drinking the remaining alcohol in glasses to fall asleep, at eleven she tried cocaine for the first time, and at the age of thirteen she became the youngest alcoholic and drug addict in Hollywood. Over time, Drew Barrymore managed to overcome all her addictions and become a real star, despite the terrible ghosts of her childhood.

Hugh Jackman

One of the famous film actors, Hugh Jackman, is a talented performer of hundreds of roles in American cinema. He is very popular in Hollywood, but this does not stop him from surrounding his two children with attention and care. Despite the fact that Oscar and Ava are adopted children, their father loves them with all his heart. There is a strong relationship between them, as well as trust and mutual understanding.

From early childhood, Hugh teaches children to help others and show respect for people. He takes part in charity, and his son and daughter will become volunteers in the future.

The actor does not like to leave his family for a long time and be away from his relatives. In an interview, Hugh Jackman shared information with the press that he and his wife even established a special rule in the family, which states that parents cannot leave their children for more than two weeks. Therefore, the film actor immediately after filming hurries home to hug the kids.

In his free time from filming, the father engages in sports and active training with his children. They walk together in the park, where the son shows interest in plants, and the daughter plays on the playground.

Suri Cruise

11-year-old Suri was born into the acting family of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. The girl has a bright appearance and looks like both her famous father and mother. When her parents were not yet divorced, and Suri was a baby, she was dressed only in designer outfits, like a doll.

Sometimes it looked ridiculous if a child wore open shoes in cold and rainy weather. But after the difficult separation of Tom and Katie, the girl’s lifestyle changed dramatically. Unfortunately, the father does not communicate with his daughter, and the loving mother is completely involved in raising her.

Katie decided once again not to publish photos where Suri is present. The mother makes sure that her child can live like all the children of average parents. The girl goes to school, plays music and hangs out with friends, spends holidays as a family and loves going to the beauty salon with Katie.

Matthew McConaughey

Before having a family and having children, actor Matthew McConaughey was a completely different person. He was only concerned with his career, enjoying unlimited freedom and a bachelor life. However, after meeting the beautiful Camilla, everything changed dramatically. Matthew fell desperately in love with his wife and loved the babies born with all his heart.

The film actor’s family had three children – a son and two daughters. From that moment on, he decided to devote himself entirely to caring for his family, trying to combine raising children with an acting career.

Now the film actor is in a hurry to finish filming and return home, where his wife and children are happily waiting for him. Gradually, work faded into the background, because family became more important for Matthew. For the sake of his family, he abandoned the profession of producer in order to spend more time with his loved ones.

During the interview, the actor said: “I love being a father, because suddenly my life has become much more interesting than my work.”

4-year-old Sasha Plushenko

In Runet, Sasha Plushenko is also known as Gnome Gnomych. His star parents, Yana Rudkovskaya and Evgeni Plushenko, gave the baby this nickname at birth. Mom, as a true producer, is actively involved in her son’s career, despite such a young age.

Sasha already confidently walks the catwalks as a model, participates in fashion shoots, and appears on the covers of glossy magazines. Yana even created a blog on Instagram, Gnome Gnomych, and runs it herself. The page has gained about 226 thousand subscribers. Not every 4-year-old child can boast such a number of followers.

But Sasha is known not only as a model. Figure skater Evgeni Plushenko is engaged in figure skating with his son, and has already involved the baby in his ice shows.

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Oprah Winfrey's mother, who would rather not exist

Once upon a time, a young black maid gave birth to a girl, took her to her grandmother and immediately forgot about the child. But my grandmother’s methods of education turned out to be unique. As soon as her granddaughter grew up, she began to entrust her with the most difficult work and demanded complete obedience, and for the slightest offense she mercilessly beat her with a whip.

The mother took her tormented daughter to Milwaukee, and, it would seem, saved her from her sadistic grandmother. But it turned out even worse. When the girl was nine years old, she was raped by her cousin, and then her uncle and all his friends began to do this regularly. Realizing that she was pregnant, the girl confessed everything to her mother. But instead of support, the parent called her a container of vice and accused her of seducing relatives and other men.

Desperate, the girl tried to poison herself. But she was saved. Many years later, her name throughout the world will be associated with success and wealth. That girl's name was Oprah Winfrey.