Ethan Hawke is surprised he 'never dated' Drew Barrymore

Ethan Hawke is surprised he "never dated" Drew Barrymore.

The 55-year-old actor made the confession during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress' long-running TV chat show, when Ethan opened up about his relationship with the movie star.

He told Drew: "I can’t remember a time in my life when I was not aware of you."

Drew, 51, then responded: "That’s how I feel about you!"

Ethan replied: "What I can’t believe is that we never dated, you know? I mean..."

Drew - who has been married three times - jokingly added: "Where were you? And by the way what me and every other girl on the planet wouldn’t have given to date you. Where the hell were you?"

Ethan subsequently recalled attending parties in the 90s, wondering if "Drew will be there".