Drew Barrymore Has No Intention of Embracing Her Grays: 'I Don't Feel Ready' (Exclusive)

Arturo Holmes/WireImage There are plenty of women in Hollywood who have recently embraced their grays, fromAndie McDowell, toAlexandra GrantandStacy London.But one woman who just can’t do it, at least not yet, anyway, isDrew Barrymore.“I do love that it’s trending and looks so beautiful and is like a fashion statement,” she tells PEOPLE of women leaning into their natural hair color. “But I just don’t feel ready to go down that road.

Drew Barrymore on How She Handles Her Daughters' Interest in Skincare: 'Beauty Is for Everyone' (Exclusive)

Drew Barrymore.Photo:Arturo Holmes/WireImage Arturo Holmes/WireImage Drew Barrymorewants all girls, especially her own, to get the right message about beauty. The daytime host and actress, 49, chatted with PEOPLE about her partnership with Dove on the #TheFaceof10 campaign — which brings together powerful voices to raise awareness of the anti-aging skincare trend that can foster premature appearance anxiety in young girls. Like manymoms of tween and teens, Barrymore tells PEOPLE she’s having conversations about skincare at home with daughtersFrankie, 9, andOlive, 11.

Drew Barrymore Opens Up About a 'Cripplingly Difficult' Year and How She Triumphed: 'I've Slayed More Dragons'

The hardest people to interview are those who have done a lot of interviews — andDrew Barrymorenow interviews people for a living onThe Drew Barrymore Show, where she breezily transitions from chats with celebs likeGeorge Clooneyto extolling thevirtues of air fryers. So as I step onto the elevator of her New York City apartment building, I’m mentally reviewing what to ask for her new PEOPLE cover story — about her dating life (a topicshe’s gone viral formore than once), her movie career (please can we haveCharlie’s Angels 3?

Drew Barrymore Recalls the 'Awful Cycle' with Alcohol Before Getting Sober

Photo: Arturo Holmes/ Drew Barrymoreis getting candid about the “liberating” feeling she’s experienced since becoming sober. In a personal essay in her magazineDrew, the actress and television host, 47, opened up about her relationship with alcohol and how she’s been prioritizing self-care. “Maybe our definition of love changes throughout our lives, but I truly believe so much love goes outward,” Barrymore wrote, perEntertainment Tonight. “And it can feel selfish to turn that spotlight on ourselves.

Drew Barrymore Reveals Why She Doesn't Get Her Daughters Christmas Gifts: 'They Don't Love' It

Drew Barrymoretakes a different approach toChristmaswith her kids.In a recent interview withEntertainment Tonight, the talk show host and actress, 47,revealed that she doesn’t buy Christmas giftsfor daughters Frankie, 8, and Olive, 10, whom she shares with ex Will Kopelman.“I always take them on a trip every Christmas. I don’t get them presents, which I think at their ages they don’t love, but I say, ‘I think we’ll remember the place and the photos and the experience and that’s what I want to give you,’ " she told the outlet.