Drew Barrymore and Corey Feldman reconnected on her speak present this week after not seeing one another in 25 years.
The previous couple had somewhat reunion on Wednesday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Present, throughout which they reminisced about how their younger love first got here to be. Recalling their historical past collectively, Barrymore stated, “We partied, we did not social gathering,” to which Feldman rejoined good-naturedly, “We acquired sober collectively, we acquired un-sober collectively…” The Goonies star went on so as to add that they “had been actually youngsters” after they first met, explaining that he was between 12 and 13 and the speak present host was simply 10 or 11. Feldman additionally needed to remind Barrymore that they had been first put in contact by Steven Spielberg, who gave each baby actors their massive break and can be Barrymore’s godfather.
Feldman recalled, “What occurred was, I acquired a name in the future. My grandmother says, ‘We acquired a name from Steven [Spielberg]’s workplace, and the little lady from E.T. needs to satisfy you as a result of she’s acquired a crush on you.’” This jogged Barrymore’s reminiscence of their first date and he or she added, “Oh yeah, I did, the largest. However everybody did!” She added that her mother Jaid Barrymore then coordinated a “play date” for the 2 of them. Feldman stated, “In fact, neither of us drove as a result of I used to be nonetheless residing at my grandparents’, and also you had been residing along with your mother,” and Barrymore famous that they had been additionally each “years away from getting our licenses.” The actor continued, “And it was so cute. I bear in mind taking you to the films, I bear in mind precisely which movie show it was. We walked throughout the road, and you place your little hand up for me to carry. And I held your hand, and we walked throughout the road.” As Barrymore blushed, Feldman confessed with amusing, “I do not bear in mind what film we noticed, however I bear in mind all that.”
The pair “simply stayed associates” following that first hangout, however a number of years later they “dated correctly.” Barrymore additionally shared that she tagged together with Feldman as his date to the Academy Awards in 1989 when he was 17 and he or she was simply 14 years outdated. “I bear in mind you had been going, and so, I used to be fortunate sufficient to be your date,” she stated. “And I simply threw on a cotton Betsey Johnson gown, off the rack. I do not know the way a lot it price, most likely $65. I bear in mind getting there and I bear in mind seeing folks in such designer duds. And I bear in mind wanting round and pondering, ‘Oh, I am very underdressed. I am sporting a cotton Betsey Johnson gown. Whoops!’” Feldman, however, she stated “seemed so cool” as she shared a “legendary” photograph of the 2 of them from the occasion. “I simply thought we had been having a lot enjoyable,” she stated and Feldman concurred, “We had been such the nice little, cute little merchandise for the three months we lasted or no matter. But it surely was cute.”
Barrymore remembered, “We had been so optimistic. You and I had been such good associates. We had that form of relationship the place they are saying, ‘Date your good friend.’ We had been the embodiment of that. You had been so variety, you had been such a secure place for me.” Whereas for Feldman, he stated that he felt just like the By no means Been Kissed star was “already getting your life collectively,” whereas he was “nonetheless going via my troubles” on the time. “You bought sober first; you bought your act collectively first. It took me a number of years after you,” he concluded.
