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Jennifer Garner and Sheryl Lee Ralph shared a deep connection during their Variety “Actors on Actors” interview with each other.
In the video, which was posted to YouTube, Ralph notes that the actresses “have so many things in common.”
“With all the celebrities and all that, I feel like I live a very normal life, and I think you have that same vibe. And we love our kids,” said the “Abbott Elementary” star.
“Yes, of course, and all the things that come with it,” Garner replied.
Garner also later said, “all the junk of parenting. It’s a gift.”
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The 51-year-old was married to Ben Affleck from 2005 to 2018 and the couple share three children, Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11.
Ralph was married to ex-husband Eric Maurice from 1990 to 2001 and shares two children with him, Etienne Maurice, 31, and Ivy-Victoria, 28.
The Emmy winner also praised Garner and herself for the work they’ve done to maintain positive relationships with their respective exes.
Jennifer Garner, left, and Sheryl Lee Ralph appeared together during a Variety “Actors on Actors” interview where they bonded over raising kids in the spotlight and maintaining healthy relationships with their exes. (Jon Copaloff)
“We’re both divorced,” Ralph said. “You did something that I did, which was to maintain such a healthy relationship with my ex for the health and well-being of my children.”
She continued, “And with the spotlight on us all the time, that can be difficult sometimes.”
“But when I look at my kids, when I see you and your kids, I’m like, ‘Girl, we did that,'” Ralph said, to which the “Alias” star Garner replied, “We’re doing it!” stars also punched each other to commemorate the moment.
Jennifer Garner poses with her children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel, at her star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
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Garner and Affleck have done their best to keep their kids out of the limelight and off social media.
In a recent interview with Allure, the “Juno” star admitted she was a “nightmare” becoming a first-time mom.
“Your kids will really find out who they are and what they are when they’re older, and most likely they’ll end up being sweet. I have a lot of faith in my kids,” she said. “I don’t like every behavior, always. It’s gnarly growing up. We didn’t have the eyes on us that our kids have. I was such a first-time mom. My oldest daughter didn’t have a shot. She couldn’t have a free thought. — I was all over her. I was a nightmare for everyone around me.”
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She also shared that after the birth of her first child, Violet, the relentless pursuit by the paparazzi affected her life.
Jennifer Garner and her daughter Violet arrive for the White House state dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on December 1, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Nathan Howard)
“There were two decades where it was really hard to hold a conversation. Not in a woe-is-me-poor celebrity way. I was on baby-watch every day,” Garner said. “The day after I had a baby, the paparazzi were watching again. They kind of rush you through your life because they’re just trying to get to the next stage of something they can sell.”
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Garner noted that she also doesn’t read about herself in the media.
“I learned a while ago that I am way too sensitive to what is written about me, my family,” she told the outlet. “The only things I have on my phone are the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal. I can’t even have CNN.”
