Glenn Close she admitted that she had not sought a romantic relationship in the 10 years since her last divorce.
During her interview on The Drew Barrymore Showwhich aired on Monday, January 13 Drew Barrymore asked if Close, 77, had even dipped her toe back into the pool of romance since her divorce. (Relative and businessman David Evans Shaw they separated in 2015 after nine years of marriage.)
“No, I don’t know. I mean, I’m always ready for anything, but right now I’m very happy,” the Back in action said the star.
Barrymore, 49, asked if the Oscar winner had ever tried dating apps. “Are you crazy?” Close asked incredulously, adding, “No, I’m too shy to do that.”
The presenter admitted that she was “so into” the applications. “I thought it was a lot of fun and the quest was different,” Barrymore explained.

Glenn Close
The Drew Barrymore/Ash Bean ShowClose admitted that she is not looking for love. “I’m not looking,” she said. “Because I’m not really a very pleasant, social person, so I don’t jump at the party.”
Before marrying Shaw, Close was married to Cabot Wade from 1969 to 1971 and James Marlas from 1984 to 1987. She shares a daughter Annie Stark to Alba with the ex John Strong.
Barrymore, who is divorced Will Kopelman In 2016 after four years of marriage, she’s often opened up about her forays into the dating world with talk show guests, and Close isn’t the only one who’s said she’s happy to fly solo. Taylor Tomlinson opened up to Barrymore about being single in the October 2024 episode.
“They always kind of tell you when you’re younger that when you’re happy and, like, you feel fulfilled in your life and you don’t feel like you need someone, they’re like, ‘And then you meet the one!'” he After midnight presenter, 31, said. “I actually think that feeling happy and fulfilled and satisfied with your own life makes it even harder to date because you just say to yourself, ‘Well, I could just go home. I could order whatever I want for dinner and I could just be quiet.’”

Glenn Close and David Shaw
Mike Windle/Getty Images for TWCMeanwhile, Julia Fox said Barrymore that she has “sworn people” during an interview in August 2024. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Fox, 34, said on the August 2024 episode. “I’m happy. everything is fine Why would I want to throw anything into the mix that might mess up my Feng shui, so to speak?”
Barrymore said she herself is still single eight years after her divorce, and Fox asked: “Aren’t you so happy?”
“Yes, I did,” laughed Barrymore.
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