Internet slams Drew Barrymore, calls her 'creepy' for rubbing Oprah Winfrey's arm during interview

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Drew Barrymore turned her interview with Oprah Winfrey into a controversial one and fans didn’t like it either.

The 48-year-old while having a conversation with OWN’s CEO began stroking the latter’s right hand as Drew used her other hand to hold hers.

Drew Barrymore and Oprah Winfrey discussed 'audience' on the show

Many drew similarities with Drew caressing her dogs who walk on her show’s set all the time. “Something that I learned about you, because I didn't know this detail was that you would spend time with the audience outside of the show you were filming. And one thing that I've done is spend time with the audience every day. And I had felt guilty for it,” Drew said while performing the awkward gesture on her guest.

Winfrey explained that she does that ‘every day’ since it was necessary. She then moved her body away from Barrymore. “My crew used to be like, "Oh my god, how much time is she going to spend talking to that audience?! Would she please let the audience go so we can let the next audience in?!"' the self-made mogul said while taking her arm back.

Oprah then lauded Drew for doing her episodes without an audience during Corona pandemic and tried to get her right hand free from Drew by using her both hands.

It received a strong reaction on social media, where viewers saw the promo of Drew’s new episode as cringe, and invading personal space of Oprah, reports Daily Mail.

Netizens slam Drew Barrymore for her yet another awkward move during interview

"Oprah's body language was so clear she wanted her hand back," wrote one on Instagram. "Oprah's body language says it all. Drew is holding on too much. Oprah is trying to release her hand from Drew's grip. Drew is just too creepy and needy," said a second user while a third commented, "Drew, everyone doesn't want their hands held boo."

"I don't think Oprah is used to people holding her like this in public but I love drew for it," one Instagram user commented. "The hand hold and the arm being caressed is past my boundary," expressed a viewer.

"She's really creeping me out now. It's just to weird," a netizen felt. "I stopped watching Drew's show because she's way too clingy and weird. Super cringe!" a user said on Instagram.

"When she said "please let the audience go" she meant "please let my hand go,"' said one.

Drew has been considered 'clingy and weird' also during the time she hosted celebrities such as  Chloe Bailey, Vanessa Hudgens, Reese Witherspoon, Dylan Mulvaney, Jennifer Aniston, and Brooke Shields.