The troubled child actor turned chatshow host faces flak for her toe-curling interview with Kamala Harris. But oversharing is all part of her shtick
Drew Barrymore, pictured in New York last month, says of being mocked on Saturday Night Live: ‘It set me free and stopped me from beating up on myself’.Drew Barrymore, pictured in New York last month, says of being mocked on Saturday Night Live: ‘It set me free and stopped me from beating up on myself’.
podcast, suggesting someone ought to have a word. Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly also levelled her sights at the episode, expressing annoyance at how closely the pair were sitting. Most seriously, Barrymore has been accused by some of being complicit with the “nannyfication” of black women by projecting a stereotype on to Harris.
What’s more, Barrymore is entertainment royalty. Not only is she the goddaughter of Sophia Loren and godmother to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s child, but she was also born into two acting dynasties that date back two centuries: the Barrymores and the Drews. Her grandfather, John Barrymore, and his siblings Lionel and Ethel, were leading lights of the stage and screen.
US chatshows have different DNA from their British cousins. There is none of the reserved, barbed style favoured here. The big stars are either full of sophisticated late-night sarcasm or are upbeat cheerleaders, such as Oprah Winfrey.with Johnny Vaughan and producing the first series of Graham Norton’s show for the channel. As a result, he knows what’s under the bonnet of a talkshow. The personality of the host, he says, is the motor.
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