After people on social media criticized Drew Barrymore for holding Oprah Winfrey's hand and stroking her arm on a recent episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the media mogul spoke out.
Winfrey told TMZ that she was actually "comforted" by the host's gestures.
Videos of Tuesday's episode made the rounds on social media showing Barrymore being touchy-feely while speaking with Winfrey about studio audience interactions.
Several people thought Winfrey was uncomfortable and was attempting to free her hand from Barrymore's.
While the interwebs were quick to jump to conclusions, Winfrey herself said she was "not uncomfortable at all."
In fact, she told TMZ:
“I was actually comforted by the stroking of the arm."
She did admit she had “never seen [Barrymore] do that," but nevertheless, Winfrey “thought it was really great.”
“Drew is terrific, and I love that she is always herself.”
You can watch below.
People online agreed, and appreciated that Winfrey defended the host.
Winfrey also confessed to the media outlet that she wouldn't mind a little of that affection at home.
“I went home and told Stedman, ‘You’ve gotta stroke my arm.'"
“‘Stedman, I need to be stroked on the arm.'”
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