Kiernan Shipka Says She Had a 'Mental Breakdown' About Turning 25: 'Quarter-Life Crisis'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kiernan Shipka on Sept. 6, 2024.Photo:Robin Marchant/Getty

Robin Marchant/Getty

Kiernan Shipkahad a meltdown about her recent birthday.TheRed Oneactress turned 25 earlier this month, and while on the Nov. 18 episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show, Shipka said she struggled to wrap her head around the milestone, calling it a “quarter-life crisis.““I was freaking out before,” she said. “I would quite literally just be going about my day and then sort of descend into some sort of mental breakdown, which happens. I’d be freaking out about a random thing and then I’d go, ‘AndI’m turning 25 too!’ Like it would just happen, it would just come over me.“But, added Shipka, then the “day of felt great. It was just the lead up that made me freak out a little bit. But I’m happy to be 25.“Kiernan Shipka on April 9, 2024.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesHostDrew Barrymore, 49, then told Shipka she is “so wise,” and added, “When we hang out I literally, I’m always, like, I trust you. You have such a good head on your shoulders. You have such a good heart. And age is something I’ve never asked anyone, like, how old are they? Because it doesn’t tell me where they’ve been in life.“TheMad Menalum has appeared in several movies out this year: She’s the villain inDwayne Johnson’s Christmas actionerRed One(in theaters now), co-lead of the rom-comSweethearts(on Max Nov. 28), and part of the casts ofLonglegs,TwistersandThe Last Showgirl.Kiernan Shipka on Nov. 3, 2024.Tristar Media/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shipka previously said in aninterview with The Talksthat “people always told me that I was wise beyond my years and things like that.““I never really believed them at the time,” she added, “but then I started to feel younger as I got older, if that makes any sense. I started to feel very professional at a young age, but then dealing with other life experiences was totally new to me. It was definitely unconventional.“The Drew Barrymore Showairs weekdays (check local listings).

Kiernan Shipkahad a meltdown about her recent birthday.

TheRed Oneactress turned 25 earlier this month, and while on the Nov. 18 episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show, Shipka said she struggled to wrap her head around the milestone, calling it a “quarter-life crisis.”

“I was freaking out before,” she said. “I would quite literally just be going about my day and then sort of descend into some sort of mental breakdown, which happens. I’d be freaking out about a random thing and then I’d go, ‘AndI’m turning 25 too!’ Like it would just happen, it would just come over me.”

But, added Shipka, then the “day of felt great. It was just the lead up that made me freak out a little bit. But I’m happy to be 25.”

Kiernan Shipka on April 9, 2024.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images

HostDrew Barrymore, 49, then told Shipka she is “so wise,” and added, “When we hang out I literally, I’m always, like, I trust you. You have such a good head on your shoulders. You have such a good heart. And age is something I’ve never asked anyone, like, how old are they? Because it doesn’t tell me where they’ve been in life.”

TheMad Menalum has appeared in several movies out this year: She’s the villain inDwayne Johnson’s Christmas actionerRed One(in theaters now), co-lead of the rom-comSweethearts(on Max Nov. 28), and part of the casts ofLonglegs,TwistersandThe Last Showgirl.

Kiernan Shipka on Nov. 3, 2024.Tristar Media/WireImage

Tristar Media/WireImage

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Shipka previously said in aninterview with The Talksthat “people always told me that I was wise beyond my years and things like that.”

“I never really believed them at the time,” she added, “but then I started to feel younger as I got older, if that makes any sense. I started to feel very professional at a young age, but then dealing with other life experiences was totally new to me. It was definitely unconventional.”

The Drew Barrymore Showairs weekdays (check local listings).

source: people.com