Andie MacDowell is loving the simple life in South Carolina now that her kids have left home. In a preview for The Drew Barrymore Show ’s Friday, Jan. 24 episode, the mother of three, 66, shared how she’s dealing with empty nesting since leaving Hollywood.

The 66-year-old actress credited daughter Margaret Qualley with pushing her to "have the time of [her] life" during the transition.

I’m happier now than I have been in a long time.” Andie MacDowell has moved back to the South to find a happier life. The actress stopped by The Drew Barrymore Show to talk about her excellent Hallmark Channel TV series The Way Home and her new life as an empty nester.

"I’m having the time of my life now." Andie MacDowell is living the simple life in South Carolina and couldn't be "happier." In a preview for Friday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, MacDowell opened up about her choice to leave Hollywood and how she's thriving as an empty nester with her three kids officially out of the house.