United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Drew Barrymore "can't control" how closely she sits next to her talk show guests.

The 49-year-old star is known for leaning in as close as possible while in conversation on her self-titled programme and she admitted she had tried to stop after getting "awful" feedback about her habit.

Asked about her decision to sit close to the guests, she said on 'Watch What Happens Live!': "I don't know, I can't actually control it. Because we got focus groups when [The Drew Barrymore Show] launched and it was not good. It was awful."

And asked if she had implemented her pledge in August last year that she would work on "practicing physical distance" with her guests in 2025, she admitted: "It's not [going] good."

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