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Drew Barrymore finally explains why she sits so close to guests on her talk show
By BreAnna Bell,
6 hours ago
Drew Barrymore finally explained why she gets up close and personal with many of her guests on her talk show.
As she celebrated the early Season 6 renewal of her eponymous daytime series, the “Charlie’s Angels” star admitted to “Entertainment Tonight” that she’ll be “practicing physical distance” with her guests moving forward — though it’s “not [her] strong point.”
“First of all, we’re always going to be big on joy and laughter and feeling good,” she said.
“That was something that I always wanted to do but I never thought we would launch in a pandemic. And trying to lean into the joy and the feel good comedy at that time was real weird and wacky.”
Drew Barrymore, pictured above at “The Tonight Show” on May 16, revealed why she sits so close to guests on her eponymous talk show. Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images “First of all, we’re always going to be big on joy and laughter and feeling good,” Barrymore, seen above with Paris Hilton on her show, told “Entertainment Tonight.” The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean
Some viewers claimed Winfrey made efforts to scoot away from Barrymore’s intense hands-on approach.
Last December, fans called out Barrymore for her “cringey” behavior after she got handsy in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean
Winfrey defended Barrymore’s intense caressing at the time, saying that she was “not uncomfortable at all.” The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean
“Drew is too overbearing and cringey & it doesn’t seem genuine the way she fawns all over her guests!!” one user wrote.
“The hand hold and the arm being caressed is past my boundary,” another chimed in.
Winfrey, 70, later defended the actress’ behavior , telling TMZ that she was “actually comforted by the stroking of the arm” and “not uncomfortable at all.”
In her Thursday interview, Barrymore poked fun at herself, saying her handsy side is “not everyone’s favorite” part of her show. The Drew Barrymore Show/YouTube As she celebrated the renewal of her talk show, Barrymore said she’ll be “practicing physical distance” with her guests. thedrewbarrymoreshow/Instagram
While speaking to “Entertainment Tonight” Thursday, Barrymore poked fun at the backlash by joking that her interview style is “not everyone’s favorite.”
The “Never Been Kissed” star also reflected on her show’s growth and milestone accomplishment ahead of the Season 5 premiere in September.
“If you’re lucky enough to be on a show, it needs runway. It needs time. A lot don’t get there and we were not likely to get there,” she said.
“I always think that when good things happen, you talk about that it wasn’t just easy. That it wasn’t just handed. We had a lot of years of uncertainty. So, this feels all the more delicious because of that.”
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