Drew Barrymore Calls Adam Sandler Her Best Onscreen Kiss: We're 'Bigger Than Hot, Sexual Chemistry'

Drew Barrymore is proud of her unique onscreen chemistry with pal Adam Sandler.

The actress and talk show host, 49, revealed on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen that her favorite onscreen kiss is Sandler, whom she has starred alongside in three films: 1998's The Wedding Singer, 2004's 50 First Dates and 2014's Blended.

Barrymore said what she and Sandler, 58, portray in films is a deeper connection than most love stories. "I mean, I love that Adam Sandler and I are so platonic," she began. "We never dated, his wife Jackie is my dear friend."

She continued, "But I love being in films with him, because I think we're representing something bigger than hot, sexual chemistry. We're representing true admiration of another person."

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The duo first collaborated as love interests inThe Wedding Singer, with Barrymore as Julia, a bride-to-be, and Sandler as Robbie, a wedding singer. Six years later, they reunited for 50 First Dates, in which Sandler is a Hawaii veterinarian named Henry trying to win over Barrymore's Lucy, who has short-term memory loss and can't remember the dates she's spent with him.

In 2014, the pair teamed up again for Blended, in which their two recently single characters go on a ill-fated blind date.

Their bond has lasted decades and they remain close friends, Barrymore told  Entertainment Tonight in February 2024. "We're so close. We text all the time. We see each other. We text," she said.

She added that she'd love to team up with Jennifer Aniston, who has also starred numerous times opposite Sandler, including in Just Go With It (2011), Murder Mystery (2019) and Murder Mystery 2 (2023).

Aniston agreed, suggesting the three of them team up and "put an end to this competition" — supposedly referencing whether Aniston or Barrymore can star alongside Sandler the most times.