Martha Stewart pushes Drew Barrymore away during touchy talk show interview

Martha Stewart pushed Drew Barrymore away from her during an uncomfortable TV interview, after the host got a little too touchy.

Martha Stewart was forced to push touchy Drew Barrymore away from her after the talk show host oddly caressed Stewarts’ back for several seconds.

The US actor got touchy-feely with the Martha: The Cookbook author on Tuesday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, as they were discussing what made Stewart “soft and gooey” on the inside.

“Treatment,” Stewart responded, as Barrymore flirtatiously clarified, “When you’re treated like a lady.”

Stewart, 83, uncomfortably looked at the audience before pushing away the Never Been Kissed star and saying, “You’re the wrong gender.”

Drew Barrymore was asking Stewart what makes her feel “soft and gooey” on the inside.

Stewart looked slightly uncomfortable as Barrymore stroked her back during the line of questioning.

Barrymore, 49, dramatically collapsed backward on the couch and said, “I know … Although, the way it’s going with men, though, Martha, I’m not so sure anymore.”

Stewart was seen pushing Barrymore off her.

Barrymore dramatically collapsed on the couch.

The 50 First Dates star is notoriously known for being overly touchy with her guests and was referred to as “cringy” when she tightly held Oprah Winfrey’s hand last December.

A clip of the interaction saw the media mogul and Barrymore sitting close together and discussing the importance of studio audiences.

Barrymore had a tight grip on Winfrey’s hand, while her other hand caressed the Color Purple star’s arm.

“She’s really creeping me out now. It’s just to [sic] weird,” one critic wrote on social media about the interaction, and another added, “Drew is too overbearing and cringy.”

Winfrey, however, defended Barrymore days after her talk show appearance.

“I was actually comforted by the stroking of the arm,” the legendary TV personality told TMZ. “I was not uncomfortable at all.”

Barrymore is renowned for getting up close and personal with her interview subjects.

The Charlie’s Angels star, meanwhile, defended her intense interview style in August, telling Entertainment Tonightthat “physical distance” isn’t her “strong point.”

“First of all, we’re always going to be big on joy and laughter and feeling good,” she shared. “That was something that 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 comedy at that time was real weird and wacky,” Barrymore continued. “Do you know how hard the pandemic was for me? I was alone in a studio by myself. I like to be around people.”

Barrymore quipped that she’s “not everyone’s favourite.”

Originally published as Martha Stewart pushes Drew Barrymore away during touchy talk show interview