Drew Barrymore had a lot of misgivings about her infamous “Momala” interview.
The 49-year-old childhood star spoke at the Paley Center's “An Evening with Drew Barrymore” on Monday about the anticipation of her talk show interview with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this year — which Many viewers found it embarrassing,
Barrymore explained she wanted to make her conversation with Harris, 59, “a more personal experience” where she could be “unarmed.” Donald Trump's presidential rivalaccording to Entertainment Weekly.
“I want to take off the armor. This is not about talking about these issues. This is not the right place for that,” she said.
“All I kept thinking was, if you do one thing to put a hindrance in this woman's path – and you're the clown to do that – and if you do one thing that makes her look bad, or creates a gap for her, or just something like that … [interviewing] It's such an art,” said the program's host. “The Drew Barrymore Show” continued.
“How can you get so personal? I've never had that before… This is the scariest conversation I've had in the entire history of the show,” he said.
Barrymore continued, “I thought what if I tarnished this woman… I wanted her to be fun and disarming, but I thought what if I did something silly and she played with me, and I led her down the wrong path?”
“It made me feel sick to my stomach, but I wasn't going to stop trying,” Barrymore admitted. [do it],
However, Barrymore said the “good news” for her was that Harris was vulnerable during her Face-to-face conversation,
“It was an electric connection,” the “E.T.” star said. “It was one of the most igniting, exciting experiences of my life, and it was about something she lives every day, which is how not to get it wrong.”
An awkward exchange between Barrymore and Harris on the CBS talk show in the spring went viral for all the wrong reasons.
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In another embarrassing moment, the “Charlie's Angels” actress said the country should call Harris “Momala” in order to be more united.
“I keep thinking in the back of my mind that we all need a mom,” Barrymore told the vice president. “I keep thinking that right now in the world we all need a big hug. But in our country, we need you to be the 'Momala' of the country.”
Harris simply said “yes” and nodded, to which the audience applauded.
Viewers on social media criticised Barrymore and called the interview with Harris “insane”, “uncomfortable” and “disgusting”.
One person wrote, “Do you know how crazy the conversation has to be to make Kamala seem normal?”
Barrymore's appearance at the Paley Center occurred on the same day as the Season 5 premiere of her talk show.
This week is a busy one for Harris, too: She's running against the 79-year-old Trump. their first and only scheduled debate On Tuesday night.
