Drew Barrymore Promises She'll "Try to Practice Physical Distance" With Talk Show Guests | THR News Video
Drew Barrymore is saying she will try to give guests on her talk show more personal space moving forward. The actress recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight after it was announced that 'The Drew Barrymore Show' scored a season six renewal ahead of its Sept. 9 return. In the interview, she explained why she finds herself getting physically up close and personal when interacting with her guests.
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00:00Drew Barrymore is saying she will try to give guests on her talk show more personal space
00:04moving forward. The actress recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight after it was announced that
00:11the Drew Barrymore show scored a season 6 renewal ahead of its September 9 return.
00:16In the interview, she explained why she finds herself getting physically up close and personal
00:21when interacting with her guests.
00:23Well, I'll try to practice physical distance, which is not my strong point.
00:26Do you know how hard the COVID-19 pandemic was for me? I was alone in a studio by myself.
00:32I like to be around people.
00:33Barrymore has been known to get physically close with guests that she interviews on her show,
00:38but some viewers have noted online that certain guests don't seem all that thrilled to have the
00:42host so up close and personal. The Charlie's Angels actress acknowledged that it's, quote,
00:47not everyone's favorite part of her interviews, to which she's, quote,
00:50sorry to those people. However, she explained that she's always aiming to bring joy and
00:54laughter to her guests and viewers.
00:56I think that first of all, we're always going to be big on joy and laughter and feeling good,
01:01and that was something I always wanted to do. But I never thought we would launch in a pandemic,
01:05and trying to lean into the joy and the feel-good and the comedy at that time
01:09was really weird and wacky.
01:11The renewal will take the Drew Barrymore show through the 2025-2026 season.
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