Drew Barrymore Reacts To Criticism Over Touchiness With Show Guests

Drew Barrymore is through accepting limits ’cause someone says they’re so.

The Drew Barrymore Show host revealed that she’s been warned by people around her to temper down her signature touchiness and the physical closeness she tends to inhabit during her interviews with guests.

When Cynthia Erivo was a guest on her show Dec. 10, Drew asked her if it’s true that her Wicked costar Ariana Grande is just “as touchy” as she is. 

“I’m so touchy!” she explained while sitting close to the Tony winner. “People have to warn me. They’re like, ‘Back off a little bit.’ I’m like, ‘Why?'”

Cynthia expressed that she had no issue with Drew’s penchant for holding hands.

“I’m the welcoming Capricorn,” she laughed. “It’s like, ‘I love you. You can touch.'”

In fact, the 37-year-old has grown so used to sharing a physical connection with Ariana that, when they’re not doing so, she feels as though something is missing from their bond.

“If [we’re] not connected, I’m like, ‘What’s wrong? What’s happening? Where are you?’ You know what I mean?” Cynthia shared. “We walk hand-in-hand very often. Like, if we’re not walking hand-in-hand, we’ll find each other somewhere.”