Drew Barrymore Gets Her Pickleball On

Drew Barrymore and her talk show sidekick Ross Mathews play pickleball to find out what all the fuss is about

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Drew Barrymore Gets Her Pickleball On

DREW BARRYMORE

“What is it about pickleball? Because people are going bananas [for the game]—they’re losing their minds,” Drew Barrymore asked recently on her daytime talk show. “They are relishing every second of pickleball,” her sidekick, Ross Mathews, chimed in. “It’s a big dill.”

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Mathews explained the game—“ping-pong, and tennis, and badminton all…had a baby”—before the two tested their skills on the on-set court. Barrymore squared up against Mathews, and then gave her paddle to an audience member, who quickly figured out why the game has become such a big dill.