Drew Barrymore finally reveals why she awkwardly sits so close to her talk show guests

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Drew Barrymore has received the memo: people need their personal space. The daytime host, 49, revealed that she is going to work on keeping “physical distance” between her and her guests on the upcoming season of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” acknowledging the backlash she faced on social media from many who believed her physical interactions with celebrity guests have been just plain weird. “I’ll try to practice physical distance, which is not my strong point,” the “Charlie’s Angels” star told Entertainment Tonight following the talk show’s renewal for Seasons 6 and 7 on Thursday. “Do you know how hard the pandemic was for me?” she went on. “I was alone in a studio by myself!

I like to be around people!”However, Barrymore now realizes that getting up close and personal is “not everyone’s favorite.” “I’m sorry to those people!” she said, alluding to guests that might have been thrown off guard on her show.

The “Never Been Kissed” star seemed to suggest that her touchy-feely approach was meant as an expression of “joy” to create a “feel good” show. “I think that first of all we’re always gonna be big on joy and laughter and feeling good, and that was something 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 and the comedy at that time was real weird and wacky,” she explained. “I am so into working on myself as a person that I think that’s always gonna be a big part of the show: ‘How do we live a life?