{"id":203442,"date":"2025-10-05T14:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/203442\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T14:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:19:20","slug":"drew-barrymore-and-martha-stewart-address-viral-talk-show-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/203442\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Barrymore and Martha Stewart address viral talk show push"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martha Stewart<\/a> and Drew Barrymore<\/a> are squashing the rumors of any \u201cbeef\u201d between them once and for all.<\/p>\n

Last November, the pair made headlines when Stewart lightly pushed Barrymore<\/a> \u2014 who was casually petting her shoulder \u2014 away from her during a conversation about relationships on the latter’s talk show. But, as Stewart and Barrymore explained on Monday\u2019s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show<\/a>, the lighthearted incident wasn’t the start of any deep feud between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople thought that we had beef \u2014 or that you had beef with me over that \u2014 and I didn\u2019t get it,\u201d Barrymore remarked. \u201cI was so surprised.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

‘The Drew Barrymore Show’.<\/p>\n

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Stewart appeared equally flummoxed by the idea. \u201cOh, I just don\u2019t like to be petted on television,\u201d she said, prompting Barrymore to sheepishly reply, \u201cUnderstood, Martha. I won\u2019t pet you again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The author and businesswoman explained that she\u2019d seen Barrymore\u2019s show before and was well aware of the host\u2019s more physical approach to interviews, which often see her hold hands, rub shoulders, and hug guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou pet a lot of people,\u201d Stewart said. Speaking to the audience about Barrymore, she continued, \u201cShe\u2019s a very cozy girl, don\u2019t you think? I\u2019m not so cozy.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Barrymore didn\u2019t consider that to be a bad thing, though. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly not putting anyone off or turning them away because we\u2019re all on the Martha Stewart feeder,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s true, and I think you\u2019ve given people a lot of confidence in life through maintaining being true to yourself. That\u2019s been a very guiding light for us.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

While visiting the show last November, Stewart gave Barrymore a little push after the host began to rub her shoulder while asking her about what makes her feel \u201csoft and gooey\u201d in relationships. Stewart, in response, rolled her eyes and gave her a little shove, adding, \u201cYou\u2019re the wrong gender.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

To which Barrymore, who thumped dramatically onto the other side of the couch, quipped back, \u201cI know! I know!\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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This isn\u2019t the first time Barrymore has had to address the situation and whether or not she and Stewart were on good terms. While visiting Watch What Happens Live<\/a> in February, the 50 First Dates actress clarified that the \u201cinternet just misunderstood the moment” and had a field day with it.<\/p>\n

“I think she was just teasing,” Barrymore said at the time. \u201cI\u2019ve never been able to say this before with confidence, but I think I can now: I think Martha really does like me. And I think the internet just misunderstood the moment and ran with it.”\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Barrymore\u2019s up close and personal interview style has fielded both praise and criticism from viewers over the last six seasons of her hit talk show. She has admitted that she\u2019s working on keeping a bit of distance between herself and guests<\/a> these days and, to her credit, remained firmly on her side of the couch while chatting with Stewart on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Still, other guests like Cynthia Erivo<\/a> have expressed their appreciation for Barrymore\u2019s extra cozy interviews. Last week, Brett Goldstein even challenged her to a game of couch chicken<\/a>, with the pair all but sitting in each other\u2019s laps by the end of their conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Drew Barrymore Show airs weekdays on CBS.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Martha Stewart and Drew Barrymore are squashing the rumors of any \u201cbeef\u201d between them once and for all.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-203442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}