Drew Barrymore says talk show audience member once criticized her dating profile: 'I would probably run away'
Drew Barrymore says talk show audience member once criticized her dating profile: 'I would probably run away'
Emlyn TravisSun, March 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC
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Drew BarrymoreCredit: Phillip Faraone/Getty
Well, we’ve done it. We’ve found the one person in the world who would swipe left on Drew Barrymore.
The 50 First Dates actress explained on a recent episode of her talk show that she once asked the members of her audience for some honest feedback on her dating profile bio. And, well, one man in attendance certainly didn’t hold back.
Prior to sharing his critique, Barrymore explained that her bio stated that she was “not looking for marriage or children or all these things.” The Golden Globe winner is already mom to two daughters, Frankie and Olive, and has been married thrice before.
Drew Barrymore on Sept. 30, 2025Credit: Manoli Figetakis/Getty
“I said, ‘How does that sound to everybody? I’d love some feedback,’” Barrymore recalled on her show. “And this man raised his arm and I was like, ‘Yes! What do you have to say?’ And he goes, ‘I’m sorry, it’s just really off-putting and it just sounds like you’re un-open [sic], immovable, and staunch and I would probably run away from you.’”
His response seemed to take Barrymore by complete surprise, because it was the exact opposite reaction of what she had hoped to convey with her bio.
“I was like, ‘But I’m trying to liberate men to think that this is a low lift?!’” she exclaimed. “And I was like, ‘Great!’ And I changed it the next day.”
Drew Barrymore on 'The Drew Barrymore Show'Credit: The Drew Barrymore Show
In fact, Barrymore said that the man’s point of view was actually really helpful. She added, “I loved it because it was a straight man’s perspective and I’m always around gay men and women, so… I took his advice.”
Looking back, the Never Been Kissed star noted that it’s probably better to just say less in your bio. “I think it’s safer to probably decree nothing on a dating app. You’re never gonna win,” she said. “You’re not gonna be that pithy hook that blows someone away. You’re gonna say too much or too little — just leave it alone.”
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Barrymore has spoken often about her love life on her talk show, from her previous marriages to getting ghosted by a suitor to thinking that she was going to be murdered on a first date. Her Drew Crew pal Ross Mathews has also floated the idea of setting her up on dates in the past, too.
In fact, earlier this week, Mathews revealed that he encouraged Barrymore to go up and talk to a cute guy that they spotted while out shopping together recently. “She goes, ‘I just wish I could go tell him that I thought he was good looking,’” Mathews recalled. “And I looked at her and I was like, ‘Do it. You're Drew Barrymore, pretend this is a movie and go do it.’”
Drew Barrymore on 'The Drew Barrymore Show'Credit: The Drew Barrymore Show
And so Barrymore did! Only to find that the man was already taken.
“I said, ‘Oh my goodness, then forget this ever happened and just please know that this was just a positive exchange and my best to your wife. I’m sorry you weren't wearing a ring, and I didn't realize, so just take this as a flattering compliment.’ And he goes, ‘I do,’” she said.
Barrymore added that she “wasn’t embarrassed at all” by getting out there and shooting her shot. “I was much more happy that I did have a friend who encouraged me to do that and get out of my comfort zone,” she said. “You need a little push sometimes.”
The Drew Barrymore Show airs weekdays on CBS.
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