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Published 15:43 10 Apr 2022 GMT
Drew Barrymore has responded after seeing Britney Spears's Instagram post, in which the singer hails her as one of the "most beautiful people" she's ever met.
Earlier this week, Spears took to the social media platform to share with her fans some of the only times she's ever felt "speechless" after meeting other celebs.
"I've met 1000s of celebrities in the business … but I have to say the 2 people where I literally went speechless were @katehudson and @drewbarrymore," she wrote. "They are by far the 2 most beautiful people I have ever seen in my life !!! Like shocking !!!"
In a preview for an upcoming episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, which Barrymore posted to her own Instagram account on Friday, the Music and Lyrics star spoke about Spear's post in which she labeled both her and actress Kate Hudson as "beautiful".
“Everyone at the show, because I was down here filming, came running up to me and was like did you see? And I just said I’ll see it when I get upstairs,” she explained on the show. “I wanna be, like, thoughtful. I wanna read every word that she says. I really want to respond thoughtfully, I really want to choose my words the right way.”
Barrymore then went on to discuss Spears' forthcoming book.
The 50 First Dates actress continued: “I just think it’s such a smart and intelligent way to tell her story. She will control that narrative and she will tell us in her own words and it’s just a brilliant way for us to be invited into her world … It’s such a moment for me, I have so many feelings towards her, so much profoundness… So how do you encapsulate that in a post?”
Spears' post about Barrymore and Hudson reads in full: "PS I will tell you guys a little secret… I’ve met 1000s of celebrities in the business … but I have to say the 2 people where I literally went speechless were @katehudson and @drewbarrymore …
"They are by far the 2 most beautiful people I have ever seen in my life !!! Like shocking !!! I had to open my stupid mouth with Kate so I ran away immediately and with Drew … I went mute !!! I’m saying all this because it honestly is weird that in social media the expectations to be perfect is pretty crazy !!!
"And although I love my husband I will be honest and say I get annoyed all the time !!! So I think sisterhood is actually profound with one another … We do care what others think and then when you start to take yourself seriously I give up before I even begin because I care too much !!!
"It’s too hard … I’m sharing this because we all seem to alienate behind our phones and computers… I’ve never opened a computer my whole life … just a phone … but I do miss just walking up to someone on the street and saying hi and giving a smile … It’s so rude … I said hi to a young group of kids and smiled … they looked at me like I was on crack !!!
"It honestly made me feel so stupid so I will just continue to go back on my phone and not associate because honestly I guess that makes you cool in this world !!! I say all this but I will probably buy a computer today."
