When Chloe Fineman first started posting her Drew Barrymore impersonations on TikTok, she ran it by a number of of her buddies first, trying to gauge their meanness ranges. Fineman stated:

“I despatched it to a bunch of individuals, like, ‘Is that this imply? I like Drew Barrymore. Is that this OK?’ […] As a result of I believe she’s like our nation’s gem. I am group ‘an excessive amount of.'”

There did not appear to be any laborious emotions, nevertheless, as Fineman was invited onto “Drew” to do her impersonation subsequent to the real article. Barrymore was quoted within the Instances as saying the spoof introduced her “a lot pleasure,” and that she inspired Fineman to maintain up the shtick. Barrymore stated that she was comfortable to be “taken foolish” versus being taken significantly. Fineman’s impersonation, nevertheless, supplied a second of reflection for Barrymore. Beforehand nervous her on-screen persona was too severe, the actress realized that she might truly be as foolish as she needed. Barrymore stated:

“Every part shifted in that second. […] It set me free and stopped me from beating up on myself as a lot. It opened up doorways inside me that went, ‘It is OK so that you can be foolish. Possibly you will not get fired.'”