Martha Stewart pushes Drew Barrymore away during touchy talk show interview

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 “E.T.” star 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.”

Martha Stewart appeared on Tuesday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” with host Drew Barrymore. The Drew Barrymore Show The “E.T.” star got touchy with the cookbook author. The Drew Barrymore Show

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

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.”

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.

Stewart pushed Barrymore away from her. The Drew Barrymore Show The actress dramatically collapsed on the couch. The Drew Barrymore Show

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.”

“You’re the wrong gender,” Stewart told Barrymore on Tuesday. The Drew Barrymore Show The “Never Been Kissed” star is known to be overly touchy with her guests. The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean

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.”

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

In December 2023, she was called out for getting too close to Oprah Winfrey. The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean Barrymore, however, has defended her interview style. The Drew Barrymore Show/Ash Bean

“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 favorite.”