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Drew Barrymore Leaps Into Best Friend Mode When She Notices An Audience Member Crying

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By Melanie VanDerveer on May 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT

"Who's a** do I have to kick?"

Drew Barrymore instantly stepped into best friend mode when she noticed an audience member crying while on a break from filming an episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show."

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Drew Barrymore Becomes Concerned When She Sees An Audience Member Crying

Drew Barrymore and a crying audience member
The Drew Barrymore Show - Instagram

While sitting on the steps to the stage during a break, Barrymore takes notice of an audience member's sobs. She instantly leaps into the role of a concerned best friend and begins to question the woman to see if everything is okay.

"Are you okay? Did anything happen? Who's a** do I have to kick?" Barrymore asked as she gets up and begins to head over to the sobbing guest.

The fan's friend then tells Barrymore, "She loves you so much," to which Barrymore replies, "Oh, God, thank God it's nothing bad. Did you see me coming over here, I was like, tell me where they are. I will take them down, who made you cry?"

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The crying audience member then told Barrymore, "You’re just, like, my childhood idol."

Olivia continues, "I don't want to be that person, to like, cry." Barrymore than said, "Screw that! Be that person!"

That's when Barrymore became Olivia's bestie and gave her a big hug before jumping into her lap.

"I have the urge to do this. This is just such an honor for me to meet you," the talk show host said to her new friend. She then apologized for her "dumpling breath" and explained that it's okay to cry here because, "I cry here all the time."

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Many People Commented On Drew Barrymore And Olivia's Sweet Exchange On Social Media

Drew Barrymore and show guest Olivia
The Drew Barrymore Show - Instagram

Olivia was one of the many people to comment on the clip shared by "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Instagram. She commented, "Hi guys this was me." Her Instagram bio reads, "Drew Barrymore's biggest fan."

Many Barrymore fans left a comment for Olivia.

"Awww! That would be me. I absolutely love her. She’s around my age. I wish she was my bff," one person wrote. Another added, "Awww omigosh!! This was so beautiful! I'm glad you could meet her!"

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Drew Barrymore and fan Olivia
The Drew Barrymore Show - Instagram

Other fans of the actress and her show also dropped into the comments to leave their heartfelt thoughts on the exchange between Olivia and her idol.

"I feel like Drew sitting on my lap would permanently rewire my brain and cure my lifelong existential angst and insomnia and anxiety," one person said.

"Drew came into a grocery store in NYC late at night when I was a cashier and she was SO NICE to me & my coworker! No one else was in the store and she took time to talk to us and was so damn sweet, I will never forget that," shared another.

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Someone who happened to be in the audience when this touching scene happened wrote, "As an audience member at this filming, this really touched me. My friends and I were discussing how much of a different experience this show is compared to others. Drew’s vulnerability is so beautiful IRL."

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