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Drew Barrymore Was Told To “Tone It Down” In ‘Never Been Kissed’: “You’re Just Looking Too Unattractive”


Drew Barrymore recalls filming Never Been Kissed and being asked to "tone it down" because her character, Josie Grossie, was deemed "too unattractive."

Drew Barrymore recalls filming Never Been Kissed and being asked to “tone it down” because her character, Josie Grossie, was deemed “too unattractive.” “At that time, people were very weary of actors being producers,” Barrymore told her talk show guests Christine Taylor and David Lascher. Barrymore co-starred with David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski, Jeremy Jordan, Molly Shannon, Garry Marshall and John C. Reilly.

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