Drew Barrymore Will ‘Practice Physical Distance’ With Talk Show Guests

Drew Barrymore has one factor she needs to work on going into her daytime discuss present’s upcoming season: giving her visitors extra private area.

The actress lately spoke with Leisure Tonight after it was introduced that The Drew Barrymore Present scored a season six renewal forward of its Sept. 9 return. Within the interview, she defined why she finds herself getting bodily up shut and private when interacting together with her visitors.

“Properly, I’ll attempt to apply bodily distance, which isn’t my robust level,” Barrymore admitted. “Have you learnt how arduous the [COVID-19] pandemic was for me? I used to be alone in a studio on my own! I prefer to be round individuals!”

Whereas the Charlie’s Angels actress acknowledged it’s “not everybody’s favourite” a part of her interviews, to which she’s “sorry to these individuals,” she defined that she’s at all times aiming to carry “pleasure and laughter” to her visitors and viewers.

“I believe that, initially, we’re at all times gonna be massive on pleasure and laughter and feeling good, and that was one thing I at all times wished to do,” Barrymore stated. “However I by no means thought we might launch in a pandemic, and making an attempt to lean into the enjoyment and the texture good and the comedy at the moment was actual bizarre and wacky.”

The renewal will take the present by the 2025-26 season, Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS Information and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, introduced earlier this week.

“Drew is a one-of-a-kind expertise who’s an integral a part of the CBS and Paramount household,” McMahon wrote in an announcement. “This early renewal and upgrades are a testomony to our dedication to The Drew Barrymore Present and its loyal viewers, who tune in daily to see Drew’s heat, inquisitiveness and spontaneity.”

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