Drew Barrymore gets surprise proposal from her former babysitter Pauly Shore on talk show as comedian presents her with ring and insists it’s ‘not about sex’

Drew Barrymore got quite a surprise on her talk show when her former babysitter, Pauly Shore, proposed to her.

Shore, 55, who has been friends with Drew for a long time, got down on one knee to propose to the Hollywood icon during Friday’s episode of her eponymous series.

The big reveal came after the pair discussed Pauly’s podcast, mourned the loss of Matthew Perry and reminisced about his late famous mother Mitzi Shore, who co-founded the Comedy Store in Los Angeles.

“What Drew doesn’t know is that my mother wasn’t happy when you married Tom Green,” Pauly said, referring to Drew’s longtime marriage that ended in 2002. “And she said to me, ‘Pauly, Drew needs to get married. You”.

“And that is why I came here tonight, on this glorious evening, to present you with a ring,” he continued, before pulling out a giant sparkler.

Down on one knee: Comedian Pauly Shore — who has been friends with Drew for a long time and even babysat her when they were younger — got down on one knee to propose to the Hollywood icon during Friday’s episode of her eponymous series

Big reveal: Comedian Pauly Shore — who has been friends with Drew for a long time and even babysat for her when they were younger — got down on one knee to propose to the Hollywood icon during Friday’s episode of her eponymous series

“Are you proposing, Pauly?” Drew asked with a big smile, while Pauly replied, “I’m getting married.”

Drew giggled as she looked closely at her bejeweled finger and said, “A great engagement ring by the way.”

She showed it to the audience before telling them, “You’ll have to stay tuned to find out my answer.”

“This has been a wild ride. Pauly Shore, I love you so much,” she said to close the show.

She told the audience to “come back tomorrow” to see how the proposal turned out.

Elsewhere in the interview, Pauly and Drew discussed why the Encino Man star wasn’t currently in a relationship.

“It’s very, very hard for me to have a girlfriend, because it’s hard for me to let love in, because I’m afraid of getting hurt,” Pauly explained.

When Drew asked Pauly what he was afraid of, he said, “Well, I want to do it with the right person. That is the most important.

My Mom’s Wishes: “What Drew doesn’t know is that my mom wasn’t happy when you married Tom Green,” Pauly said, referring to Drew’s longtime marriage that ended in 2002. “And she said to me, ‘Pauly, Drew should marry you.’

Giant ring: “And that is why I came here tonight, on this glorious night, to present you with a ring,” he continued, before pulling out a giant sparkler

Impressed: Drew giggled as she looked closely at her bejeweled finger and said, “A great engagement ring by the way.”

Disbelief: “Are you proposing, Pauly?” Drew asked with a big smile, while Pauly replied, “I’m getting married.”

Diplomatic: ‘Well, I want you to find that friend and companion who you never have sex with, and where you walk the dog and eat and hang out and – well, maybe have sex occasionally, but where you have the best friendship with you,” Drew said

“Someone who, it’s not about sex, it’s not about what you look like, it’s about, ‘Yo, let’s go get a sandwich,’” he added. ‘You know what I mean? More of a friendship’.

The talk show host concluded with a positive and diplomatic response.

“Well, I want you to find that friend and companion who you never have sex with, and who you walk the dog with and eat with and hang out with and – well, maybe have sex with occasionally, but who you have the best friendship with you have,” Drew said.