Drew Barrymoreexplains why women want to be with you Justin Long.

The talk show host shared that she was “very much in love with Justin” when they dated from 2008 to 2010 because he is hilarious.

“Would you like to see why he has all the girls?” Drew said on comedian Mike Birbiglia‘s A Little More podcast July 28. “Well, there’s a few reasons, but the comedy is definitely—he is one of the sharpest, wittiest, he’s brilliant and he’ll just knock your socks off with laughter.”

Looking back, Drew admitted she never understood why the paparazzi was so fascinated by her romance with the Tusk actor.

She stated, “I did not understand why they were an interesting couple.” She said, “Like that didn’t make sense to me. Like, who cares?” “We’re nothing exciting.”

Drew (47) and Justin (44), met at the 2008 set of He isn’t that into you Prior to starting dating, it was for 2 years.