If you read one thing today, it should be this bizarre ‘fake’ Drew Barrymore interview

Alan Loughnane

It is receiving a lot of traction online.

A strange and completely fake interview with film star Drew Barrymore has gone viral, and it’s being discussed all over the internet.

The profile piece, published in EgyptAir’s magazine Horus, became famous this week after journalist Adam Baron tweeted images of the story on Tuesday, calling it “surreal”.

This interview with Drew Barrymore in the Egypt Air in flight magazine is, umm, surreal. pic.twitter.com/fN3lNHXbL0

— Adam Baron (@adammbaron) October 2, 2018

The story itself, with the byline Aida Tekla, is filled with wild statements, spelling errors and appears to focus on Barrymore’s ‘decision’ to abandon acting in favour of motherhood.

Barrymore has denied ever participating in the interview in a statement to Huffington Post.

Below are some extracts from the bizarre piece:

“Despite being unstable in her relationships most of her life, despite the several unsuccessful marriages and despite the busy life of stardom that dominated her life for several years; the beautiful American Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has recently decided to temporary [sic] take an unlimited vacation to play her most crucial role as a mother.

“It is known that Barrymore has had almost 17 relationships, engagements and marriages; psychologists believe that her behaviour is only natural since she lacked the male role model in her life after her parents’ divorce when she was only 9 years.”Ever since that time, she has been subconsciously seeking attention and care from a male figure; but unfortunately things do not always go as planned and she has not yet succeeded in any relationship for various reasons.”

The interviewer also appears to ask her questions in the piece and the made up answers are similarly bizarre.

According to the piece, this was Barrymore’s response when asked about her weight.

“I feel overwhelmed when someone tells me that I have regained my image and managed to lose that extra weight, especially that I felt depressed due to the significant increase in my weight after delivering Frankie.

“However, I find this a great opportunity to encourage every woman who is overweight to work on regaining her beauty and body, especially that it is not as hard as one may think; it is all about determination and following the appropriate diet under the supervision of a physician.”

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