Michael Douglas and a young Drew Barrymore

Michael Douglas first met Drew Barrymore when she was 11 years old – and under the unlikeliest of circumstances.

“I’m in a restaurant called Columbus, and this is back ... in the early ’80s,” the Wall Street actor recalled on Wednesday, during an appearance on Drew’s US talk show.

He continued: “It was this real hot restaurant – the hot spot up in the Upper West Side on Columbus Avenue. And we’re heading there one night, and this waitress comes over to serve me, and it’s this 11-year-old young lady here.”

Michael, who said he initially thought Drew was at least 14 at the time, recalled her saying: “Hi, can I help you please?”

“And I said, ‘Well, is it past your bedtime?’” Michael said, adding that the youngster made an “incredible” impression.

Drew then corroborated the anecdote, saying that when she........

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