As someone who has been a successful part of the entertainment industry for more than two decades,Jennifer Garnerhas seen her fair share of career evolution, and is happy where she is today.
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“That first cover” ofInStylewas in 2004 for Garner who, at the time, was widely known for her role as Sydney Bristow onAliasand from films like13 Going on 30(which was released that same year),Pearl HarborandDaredevil— the latter two alongside her future husband (now ex)Ben Affleck.
“I really love that young girl on the [2004] cover. Bless her buttons,” the actress tellsInStylenow. “I had been working professionally in the industry for 11 years, and I thought, ‘Wow, I have been through some things.’ I thought I’d been around the block.”
“Fifteen years later I realize, ‘My God, I hadn’t even been through anything bad yet,’ ” she admits. “My lifeis so intact, and I have so much respectfor how fragile that is.”
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The actress is now a mother of three children — sonSamuel Garner, 7, plus daughtersSeraphina Rose Elizabeth, 10, andViolet Anne, 13 — with Affleck, 46, whomshe finalized her divorce fromthis past October. (The two split in June 2015 following 10 years of marriage.)
“It’s so gnarly to be a kid now,” Garner tellsInStyle. “I guard my kids’ privacy as much as I possibly can, and I’ve never posted pictures of them on Instagram. I used to refuse to say their names during interviews — but everyone knows their names! I would just say ‘my eldest,’ which I still do out of habit a lot.”
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“I’m sure there are times my kids would really love to see themselves reflectedon my social media in a fun way andto have the attention they would get from that. But I’ve fought too hard against it. It would feel hypocritical,” she explains. “There’s no implied judgment of people who do put their kids up there; I just don’t think most kids have been hounded in the way that mine were when they were little.”
“We werecompletelyhounded 24/7 for 10 solid years, and it changes you. You no longer take things like being able to go to your mailbox for granted. I even stoppedgoing to the farmers market becauseI was being photographed there constantly,” Garner says, adding with a laugh, “I realized, ‘I’m ruining the farmers market for everyone; this is selfish.’ “
source: people.com
