{
  "id": 15115450,
  "title": "Ethan Hawke Makes ’90s Crush Confession to Drew Barrymore: ‘I Wanted It to Happen’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/ethan-hawke-makes-90s-crush-confession-to-drew-barrymore-i-wanted-it",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:21:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/ethan-hawke-drew-barrymore-wanted-to-date-90s/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ethan Hawke confessed to Drew Barrymore that he had contemplated dating her in the 1990s, explaining that he never made a move as he \"wanted it to happen organically.\" The \"Reality Bites\" and \"The Lowdown\" star appeared on \"The Drew Barrymore Show\" alongside Barrymore, where they discussed how they never got a chance to meet until now. Hawke reminisced about his desire to meet Barrymore, saying, \"What I can’t believe is that we never dated, you know?\" Barrymore playfully responded, \"Where were you?!\" The audience responded with laughter and applause.",
  "summary": "“I’d be going to a party, and I’d think, ‘Maybe Drew will be there,’” the actor adds The post Ethan Hawke Makes ’90s Crush Confession to Drew Barrymore: ‘I Wanted It to Happen’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Ethan Hawke confessed to Drew Barrymore about his 1990s crush.",
    "He never pursued dating her as he wanted it to happen organically.",
    "They discussed their missed opportunity to meet during the show."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hawke's candid admission transforms a decades-old professional connection into a shared moment of nostalgia, highlighting how missed opportunities in the nineties can finally find resolution through modern talk show platforms.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}