Drew Barrymore comes to daytime TV

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Drew comes from an entertainment family and has been in the business since she was three years old. She recently brought her exuberance to a ZOOM press conference to discuss her new TV show. She has come a long way since she first encountered ET  in 1982 and now Drew Barrymore is bringing her joy and excitement of life to her new daytime TV show The Drew Barrymore Show.

She has had a lot of experience on talk shows as a guest and had her own way of approaching her interviews, explaining that she never wanted to partake in pre-interviews, which are often useful for the hosts so they have a better understanding and background of their guests. “Spontaneity for me was crucial. So I like to go in blind and play because life is just too short not to.”

In her show she will confront things differently than other talk shows. Celebs usually come onto talk shows to promote their current projects. “Look, if we want to come here and sit and talk, I would love to go in the back door of conversations and talk more about your life experience or your upbringing rather than the thing you’re working on now and promoting, I know that’s an essential sort of aspect and we’ll certainly professionally hit that button.” According to Barrymore, her interviews will delve into the lives of her guests.

Even though she was brought up in show business, Barrymore said she is still thrilled to be around celebrities. “I’m going to be as excited as any person who is in an audience looking at that person. I know I’ve been in this industry my whole life, but I am not insider baseball, in fact, I’m the exact opposite. I’m just as excited to be around people of note as anyone would be.”

Not playing a character and just being herself is what Drew is looking forward to with this project. “I’m really glad I’m at this moment in my life and not another, and timing really is everything,” she said. She lives in New York with her family and is happy that the show is being taped there. But that does not rule out having guests from Hollywood or anywhere else in the country. As a matter of fact, in a studio in Hollywood there is a set similar to the one in New York so with modern technology, and in these days of social distancing, it will appear as though Drew and her guests are on the same set, but they will be thousands of miles away.

Drew Barrymore is now settled in her life and happy. Having gone through turbulence in her 45 years, she is at a comfortable place. “I’ve never felt more humble and grateful in my entire life than I do right now to be alive, to have two kids that are healthy, to be amongst this crew and this team and getting this opportunity. I don’t know how I ended up here but I’ll never lose sight and I never have lost sight of how lucky I am.”

The Drew Barrymore Show premieres Monday, September 14, 2020.

About the Author

Francine Brokaw has been covering all aspects of the entertainment industry for over 25 years. She also writes about products and travel. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as Internet websites. She has written her own book, Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists, from Sourced Media Books, is the entertainment correspondent for Good Day Orange County, and has her own TV show, Beyond the Red Carpet, on Village Television in Orange County. She is a longstanding member of the Los Angeles Press Club and the Television Critics Association.