Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz got more than he bargained for when he watched a World Cup match. The Texas Republican, 55, revealed that he had a chance encounter with Drew Barrymore, 51, when he watched the Spain versus Argentina match in New Jersey last weekend.

“I’d never met her and look, she’s a terrific actress but to be honest, Republican politicians are not necessarily all that popular among Hollywood actors,” Cruz said on his podcast. “She was the nicest person and she was charming ... We had a great conversation.”

“Every person she met, she’d go and hug them, so like she hugged me and I’m like, ‘Holy crap, Drew Barrymore is hugging me…’ and it wasn’t fake, it was just kind of a real...” he recalled. “She’s an expressive, nice person and… we probably spent 20 minutes talking together, and it was really cool.”

Cruz went on to admit that he has a soft spot for romantic comedies. “50 First Dates, it was a neat premise,” he said.

Earlier this year, Cruz’s fellow MAGA star, Megyn Kelly, also revealed a positive experience with Barrymore when they ran into each other on vacation.

“She could not have been nicer. She was actually very cool. And we actually kind of talked about politics a little,” Kelly said at the time. “I’m not going to repeat what she said because it was private, but she was quite reasonable. And I’ve developed a fondness for her. I’m not going to lie.”