Drew Barrymore argues that Martha Stewart 'doesn't dislike' her after being pushed away in awkward interview

Nearly 3 months aft Drew Barrymore's interrogation with Martha Stewart went viral aft the manner guru playfully pushed distant the speech amusement big during their chat, the 49-year-old histrion shared her reaction. 

During an quality connected Wednesday's occurrence of "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen," Barrymore opened up astir the awkward infinitesimal that happened connected a November occurrence of "The Drew Barrymore Show" and explained her instrumentality connected the situation. 

"I deliberation she was conscionable teasing," Barrymore said. "I deliberation the net conscionable misunderstood the infinitesimal and ran with it," she aboriginal added.

MARTHA STEWART APPEARS ANNOYED BY DREW BARRYMORE DURING TOUCHY INTERVIEW

Drew Barrymore, left, said she thinks Martha Stewart "really does" similar her contempt the awkward interrogation successful November.  (Getty Images)

"I've ne'er been capable to accidental this earlier with confidence, but I tin now, I deliberation Martha truly does similar me," the prima said. "When I was archetypal getting to cognize her, I was like, ‘I don’t deliberation she likes me.’ But I deliberation I broke done … she doesn’t dislike me."

Martha Stewart, right, playfully pushed distant Drew Barrymore during an quality connected "The Drew Barrymore Show" successful November. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images; CBS)

Barrymore is known for her unsocial interrogation benignant successful which she tries to link with her guests emotionally by sitting adjacent to them, touching their arms oregon holding their hands. 

During Stewart's quality past year, the writer and businesswoman was instantly turned disconnected erstwhile Barrymore began inching closer. 

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Barrymore asked Stewart what makes her "soft and gooey" arsenic she smiled and stuck her ain digit successful her mouth. She besides moved person to her impermanent connected the couch.

Stewart repeated the question, seemingly confused, and past replied, "Treatment."

"Soft and gooey treatment?" Barrymore asked, and Stewart agreed, with the histrion adding, "When you’re treated similar a lady?"

Martha Stewart told Drew Barrymore that she was "the incorrect gender" aft the histrion began touching her during an interview. (CBS)

"Yes, that’s nice," the 83-year-old said.

As Barrymore began pursuing up, petting Stewart's limb and back, Stewart playfully pushed her backwards connected the ample couch, saying, "You’re the incorrect gender."

"I know," Barrymore jokingly groaned arsenic she laid back. She besides laughed and added, "The mode it’s going with men though, Martha, I’m not truthful definite anymore."

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Ahead of the season's premiere, Barrymore addressed her interrogation benignant and said she would marque an effort to give guests a small much space.

Drew Barrymore astatine the Time 100 Gala held astatine Frederick P. Rose Hall connected April 26, 2023 successful New York City. (Nina Westervelt/Variety/Getty Images)

"I’ll effort to signifier carnal distance, which is not my beardown point," Barrymore told Entertainment Tonight successful August.

She added, "Do you cognize however hard the pandemic was for me? I was unsocial successful a workplace by myself! I similar to beryllium astir people! [It’s] not everyone’s favorite, but I’m atrocious to those people."

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Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this post.