Drew Barrymore touches on infamous 1995 David Letterman flashing incident while talking about new talk show gig: ‘There is TMI’
Few have forgotten when Drew Barrymore flashed late night host David Letterman during a 1995 appearance on his show.
So, the newly minted daytime host, 45, reflected on her wilder days while opening up ahead of the premiere of her namesake talk show on CBS Sunday Morning.
Recognizing the fine line between must-see-TV and the inappropriate, the lifelong actress said: ‘I think if there’s one thing I’ve learned in a very long life in front of people is there is a line.’
‘There is TMI. And I kind of know what that line is, and it’s a feeling,’ Drew went on.
In the hot seat: Drew Barrymore seemed to touch on her infamous 1995 interview with David Letterman while discussing her new role as talk show host ahead of her show’s Monday debut
Unforgettable: Barrymore did a quick striptease for Letterman in honor of his birthday
While her decades of experience being interviewed helps, she was also blessed with hosting advice from Letterman himself.
Drew’s first talk show appearance was a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson when she was just seven.
When CBS’s Lee Cowan asked if Letterman or fellow late night talent Jimmy Fallon had any tips about the ‘secret sauce’ of talk show success, Drew said staying consistent was key.
‘They all say pace yourself, which, of course, I in my stubbornness was like, I’ve been working since I was 11 months old! You don’t even know my work ethic.’
Pushing the limit: Recognizing the fine line between must-see-TV and the inappropriate, the lifelong actress said: ‘I think if there’s one thing I’ve learned in a very long life in front of people is there is a line’
Tables turned: As a former child actress, Drew has decades of experience getting grilled by hosts. Her very first talk show appearance – a 1982 visit to Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show when she was just seven – is seen above
Drew previously opened up about her saucy moment on Letterman in a 2018 interview with Late Show host Stephen Colbert, telling him it was now a ‘distant memory’ for the mother-of-two.
‘I literally was like, “What?” I sometimes think, “That doesn’t feel like me.” It’s like a distant memory that doesn’t seem like me – but it is me,’ she dished.
But Drew made it clear she has no regrets about her completely carefree days, saying: ‘That’s kind of cool. I’m still down with that.’
‘I’m a mother of two. I don’t know. I’m such a different person now that it doesn’t feel like me, but I’m still into it.’
Reunion: Drew’s new chapter as hostess started smoothly on Monday, when she had the pleasure of kicking things off with her Charlie’s Angels castmates Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu
Drew’s new chapter as hostess started smoothly on Monday, when she had the pleasure of kicking things off with her Charlie’s Angels castmates Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu.
The Drew Barrymore Show, retrofitted for the coronavirus era, is being distributed by CBS Television and is airing live at 9am in cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Miami, and at 2pm in Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco and others.
In addition to the Angels, several other bold-faced names will help the Drew through her crucial first week.
This week she’ll be joined by Reese Witherspoon, Jane Fonda, Charlize Theron, Tyra Banks and Adam Sandler.
Check local listings for more details.
To the small screen! The Drew Barrymore Show is being distributed by CBS Television and is airing live at 9am in cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Miami, and at 2pm in Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco and others. Check local listings for details