Drew Barrymore was America’s sweetheart – but her baffling video was a terrible misstep | Arwa Mahdawi

Her decision to continue her talkshow amid the writers' strike received such a backlash that she reversed it. But the holes in her apology' had already been laid bare

Gal Gadot must be giddy with relief. For the past few years, the Wonder Woman actor has held the No 1 spot in the category of most cringeworthy and ill-advised celebrity home video ever made. You will know the one: the star-studded rendition of John Lennon's Imagine that she posted online at the start of the pandemic to try to cheer us up. Because nothing is more uplifting than hearing a celebrity trill imagine no possessions" from their multimillion-dollar mansion while the world as you know it crumbles.

Now, however, Gadot has been knocked off the top spot in the Hall of Cringe by Drew Barrymore. On Friday, the actor and producer posted a weepy Instagram video justifying her decision to resume filming The Drew Barrymore Show, even though the writers' and actors' strikes aren't over.