Drew Barrymore took a journey through the past on Wednesday as she geared up to host her upcoming daytime talk show.
The 45-year-old actress posted a cute clip to her social media accounts featuring her present-day self interviewing her childhood self on a late night talk show.
The split-screen clip was edited down from footage of her appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1982, shortly after she stunned audiences with her role in Steven Spielberg’s E.T.
Blast from the past: Drew Barrymore, 45, shared a sweet edited clip of herself interviewing her seven-year-old self from 1982 on Thursday to promote the upcoming Drew Barrymore Show
Adult Drew skipped Johnny’s suit and instead wore a striking crimson button up shirt with a matching tie, while wearing her brunette locks straight and over her back.
Vintage Drew had on a cute hot pink dress with a matching bow in her hair.
Some of the repurposed lines from the original interview worked perfectly for the new clip, like when young Drew says, ‘I’ve been waiting all of my life to meet you.’
‘It’s been a wild ride. Can you believe I have two daughters your age?’ the older actress asked, to which her younger self replied, ‘Kinda scary.’
Top of the world: The clip was edited down from footage of her appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1982, shortly after she stunned audiences with her role in E.T.
Sweet: Some of the repurposed lines from the original interview worked perfectly for the new clip, like when young Drew says, ‘I’ve been waiting all of my life to meet you’
Yikes: After mentioning that she had an upcoming talk show, present-day Drew said, ‘I’m so excited I could scream. Want to do it with me?’ Young Drew let out her iconic scream from the interview
After mentioning that she had an upcoming daytime talk show, present-day Drew said, ‘I’m so excited I could scream. Want to do it with me?’
The younger Drew then let out her iconic scream from the interview.
In the original interview, the Firestarter actress made quite an entrance when she slipped and fell on her way onto the stage.
‘Do you know, I stay up ’til, uh, a couple hours just to watch your show,’ she sweetly told Carson in the original.
Journey through the past: A black and white still of Drew’s precocious 1982 interview with Johnny Carson. She tripped when walking on stage in the original
High praise: At the time, she was receiving widespread acclaim for her heartwarming role in Steven Spielberg’s E.T., which cemented her status among the Barrymore acting dynasty
At the time, she was receiving widespread acclaim for her heartwarming role in E.T., which seemed to cement her status early on among the Barrymore acting dynasty.
In a 2018 Today interview with Willie Geist, Drew said that she’s unable to watch classic interviews like her Tonight Show visit without wondering if she was behaving well enough.
‘Ironically, this is the truth, whenever I watch myself as a kid, I’m like, “Are you being polite?” I don’t care how precocious you are. “Are you being unassuming? Are you being polite? Are you being nice to people?”‘
Although she was concerned that her children might feel the same pressure to always be polite, she thought it was good to be concerned about nice to others in public.
Hard to watch: In a 2018 Today interview, Drew said that she’s unable to watch classic interviews like her Tonight Show visit without wondering if she was behaving well enough
Excited: On Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, Drew planned to watch Good Burger while live tweeting and chatting on Twitter with stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell
Later on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET, the actress planned to host her first #DrewsMovieNite to watch the Nickelodeon film Good Burger.
Fans could watch the movie on Nick or stream it while she tweeted about the cult classic and chatted with its stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.
Drew’s upcoming one-hour show will start airing September 14 and aims to bring ‘information, inspiration, and entertainment to the daytime audience,’ according to a press release.
In addition to the digital Good Burger viewing party, she revealed earlier this week that she’ll be posting digital specials prior to the premiere date, including a behind-the-scenes making-of special and cooking tips and tricks.
Coming soon: The Drew Barrymore Show premieres on Monday, September 14 on CBS