Charlize Theron opens up to Drew Barrymore about kids, why she's hasn't dated in 5 years
Charlize Theron is getting candid about her views on dating.
During her appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show" Thursday, "The Old Guard" star opened up about her love life, revealing that it's been a while since she's dated anyone.
"I've been on a few dates, but I haven't dated anybody for over five years," Theron told Barrymore, who enthusiastically replied, "Me too!"
Theron was previously in longterm relationships with Stuart Townsend from 2002 to 2010 and Sean Penn from 2013 to 2015. Though she said she's "always open" to dating, Theron noted that whoever she dates needs to be someone special.
"I feel like I'm in a place in my life where you gotta come with a lot of game," she continued. "Not the kind of game that we think of. The kind of game that's like, 'My life is really good, so you better be able to bring that and maybe better,' because I just won't accept anything less."
Despite being single, Theron said she isn't in a rush to get into a relationship, adding that she's fulfilled by being a mom to her adopted children, Jackson, 8, and August, 5.
"I don't long for that much," she said. "I can honestly say this, on my life: I don't feel lonely."
According to Theron, becoming a mother has shifted her priorities.
"Once I had my children, it's not that it replaces something or that it makes you less interested in something else," she said. "I think your priorities are in a place that is of high demand, because it's a lot of work to be a parent. And then part of that is, at the end of the day, I get in bed, and I go, 'Oh my God, I wouldn't want this day to be anything different.'"
Barrymore, who is mother to Olive, 7, and Frankie, 6, said she understands what Theron means when it comes to dating.
"I always say I would want someone to be an addition, if not the equation, and never a subtraction," the host said.
Theron replied that Barrymore's phrase sums it up perfectly.
"I'm gonna take that," she said. "I'm stealing that, just so you know."
Theron also opened up about her childhood, noting that her difficult upbringing has made her strive for "calmness in the home environment."
"I think that's the other reason why I'm not so eager to jump into a relationship," she said. "I am so proud of the fact that my kids live in a home where they feel like they're safe, and they feel like they're never gonna have to walk on egg shells, and they're never gonna have to come down and worry about how their day is gonna go. I don't want any of that, because that's how I was raised, and it leaves marks on you for sure."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Charlize Theron gets candid on why she hasn't dated anyone in 5 years
