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Drew Barrymore has recently broken her silence after she was slammed online for sitting so close to her celebrity guests on her talk show.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the Never Been Kissed actress said, “Well, I’ll try to practice physical distance, which is not my strong point.”

“You know how hard the pandemic was for me? I was alone in a studio by myself I like to be around people,” she continued.

Drew told the outlet, “It’s not everyone’s favourite, but I’m sorry to those people.”

“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,” explained The Charlie’s Angels actress.

However, Drew stated, “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.”