Drew Barrymore’s daughters couldn’t be happier about their mom getting awards recognition!On Tuesday,The Drew Barrymore Showearned three Daytime Emmy nominations for its debut season, including outstanding entertainment talk show and outstanding entertainment talk show host for the actress.Speaking withEntertainment Tonight, Barrymore, 46, shared how she found out the news, revealing that daughtersFrankie, 7, andOlive, 8½, were the first people she told.“I was sitting alone with my two daughters in the kitchen and we were playing with stickers,” she said, “and I looked up and I said, ‘Girls, I’m so embarrassed to say this, but you know how there’s, like, awards shows and stuff?’ And they were like, ‘Yeah.’ [I said], ‘I just found out I got nominated!’ They were so happy for me, and they gave me a hug. … Then we just went back to playing stickers.“The movie star added, “I told them they were the people that it mattered most that I got to tell, so it felt like a very whole moment.“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Barrymore admitted that “all morning long I had been pacing” as she awaited the nomination announcement. “I’m not nominated for [awards] a lot,” she told the outlet.“When I found out the show was nominated was when the real joy kicked in,” said Barrymore, “because we were all tasked to make a show from home, in unprecedented ways. We fought to have a studio but then people were producing remotely. It was a very bizarre dichotomy that was so new, uncomfortable and unfamiliar to everyone. … I’m just so happy for the show. I’m so excited too though — I am! I admit it, I’m really excited.“Also nominated in the entertainment talk show host category areKelly Clarkson(TheKelly ClarksonShow), Sean Evans (Hot Ones),Hoda Kotband Jenna Bush Hager (Today with Hoda & Jenna), andKelly Ripaand Ryan Seacrest (Live with Kelly and Ryan).Drew Barrymore.Michael Loccisano/GettyBarrymoreco-parents her two girlswith ex-husband Will Kopelman. In September, Barrymore explained to PEOPLE why shechooses to keep her children out of the spotlightwhile also being open and honest about her personal life.“My life with my children, my feelings, that’s all on the table — but [Olive and Frankie themselves] are not,” she said at the time.“Because of my life experiences, I’mnot selling my brand on my kids. I won’t do it. But to ignore that part of my life would make me an automaton. So it’s really inventive to figure out how to bring them into the omelet and fold it in, in a way that feels appropriate for me.”
Drew Barrymore’s daughters couldn’t be happier about their mom getting awards recognition!
On Tuesday,The Drew Barrymore Showearned three Daytime Emmy nominations for its debut season, including outstanding entertainment talk show and outstanding entertainment talk show host for the actress.
Speaking withEntertainment Tonight, Barrymore, 46, shared how she found out the news, revealing that daughtersFrankie, 7, andOlive, 8½, were the first people she told.
“I was sitting alone with my two daughters in the kitchen and we were playing with stickers,” she said, “and I looked up and I said, ‘Girls, I’m so embarrassed to say this, but you know how there’s, like, awards shows and stuff?’ And they were like, ‘Yeah.’ [I said], ‘I just found out I got nominated!’ They were so happy for me, and they gave me a hug. … Then we just went back to playing stickers.”
The movie star added, “I told them they were the people that it mattered most that I got to tell, so it felt like a very whole moment.”
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Barrymore admitted that “all morning long I had been pacing” as she awaited the nomination announcement. “I’m not nominated for [awards] a lot,” she told the outlet.
“When I found out the show was nominated was when the real joy kicked in,” said Barrymore, “because we were all tasked to make a show from home, in unprecedented ways. We fought to have a studio but then people were producing remotely. It was a very bizarre dichotomy that was so new, uncomfortable and unfamiliar to everyone. … I’m just so happy for the show. I’m so excited too though — I am! I admit it, I’m really excited.”
Also nominated in the entertainment talk show host category areKelly Clarkson(TheKelly ClarksonShow), Sean Evans (Hot Ones),Hoda Kotband Jenna Bush Hager (Today with Hoda & Jenna), andKelly Ripaand Ryan Seacrest (Live with Kelly and Ryan).
Drew Barrymore.Michael Loccisano/Getty
Barrymoreco-parents her two girlswith ex-husband Will Kopelman. In September, Barrymore explained to PEOPLE why shechooses to keep her children out of the spotlightwhile also being open and honest about her personal life.
“My life with my children, my feelings, that’s all on the table — but [Olive and Frankie themselves] are not,” she said at the time.
“Because of my life experiences, I’mnot selling my brand on my kids. I won’t do it. But to ignore that part of my life would make me an automaton. So it’s really inventive to figure out how to bring them into the omelet and fold it in, in a way that feels appropriate for me.”
source: people.com
