On Thursday, May 7, the 51-year-old shared a short video on Instagram in which she smiles and nods as on-screen text reads, "Of course I have lines on my face... this is what my life looks like." The footage shifts to two playful clips of Barrymore laughing and making expressive faces. In the caption she wrote that "it has been such an honor to earn every single line I have on my face!!!!"
Followers flooded the comments praising her authenticity, calling her a role model and crediting her for making others feel confident about natural aging. Many celebrated her message that lines are memories and a sign of a life well lived.