Jennifer Garner had a role model in the beginning of her career.
And on Thursday the 48-year-old actress revealed it was Drew Barrymore, especially when she threw kicks in her hit 2000 film Charlie’s Angels.
‘The whole reason I got so excited about investing myself in stunts and doing them all and learning to fight and being on wires was because of Charlie’s Angels, just because I was such an enormous fan of what you guys did and how you changed the game,’ said the mother-of-three.
Thank Drew! Jennifer Garner had a role model in the beginning of her career. And on Thursday the 48-year-old actress revealed it was Drew Barrymore , especially when she threw kicks in her hit 2000 film Charlie’s Angels
She looks up to her: ‘The whole reason I got so excited about investing myself in stunts and doing them all and learning to fight and being on wires was because of Charlie’s Angels, just because I was such an enormous fan of what you guys did and how you changed the game,’ said the mother-of-three.
The conversation came up when Drew said during her talk show the first time she met Jennifer was around the time of Charlie’s Angels.
The ET veteran began, ‘I remember the very first time I was in room with you, I ran right over to you, in fact I think we have a picture of it.
‘I mean literally I look like I’m meeting my big crush in life and I was and I was so excited also because that was around, let’s see 2004 was definitely around Charlie’s Angels era for me and coming out of it and you were doing Alias’and it was so exciting.’
A fan: Jennifer said: ‘Exactly, well you know the whole reason I got so excited about investing myself in stunts and doing them all and learning to fight and being on wires was because of Charlie’s Angels’
She then added: ‘I feel like it was hard to establish yourself as a woman who wasn’t trying to be a man if you were doing stuff that men did.’
That is when Jennifer said: ‘Exactly, well you know the whole reason I got so excited about investing myself in stunts and doing them all and learning to fight and being on wires was because of Charlie’s Angels, just because I was such an enormous fan of what you guys did and how you changed the game and I ended up working with your same stunt crew…
‘And I ended up working with those same guys on a movie later and I was like, “Tell me everything they did. How did they train? What was it like?”‘
Making a point: Jen added, ‘Just because I was such an enormous fan of what you guys did and how you changed the game and I ended up working with your same stunt crew… ‘And I ended up working with those same guys on a movie later and I was like, “Tell me everything they did. How did they train? What was it like?”‘
She then said: ‘You’re my inspiration Drew.’
Garner also touched on Once Upon A Farm
‘Once Upon a Farm had to fit inside the circle of what I already had going on in my life. I couldn’t start a business that was something like totally out of the blue, it had to be something that was all interconnected because it just feels goofy otherwise.’
She added, ‘Like that is the farm that my mom grew up on. The little root cellar where she and hers, that’s me as an 11-year-old with a cow named Jennifer. And at a certain point it just made more sense for it to be under my care and so I had to buy it from my family but going back to find the paperwork, it was bought on a handshake.’
She had a vibe: Garner was a touch girl in Alias with Michael Vartan in 2001
The ex of Ben Affleck then said: ‘And it’s incredible, it’s just the most special full circle gift to have in my little family’s life that our little farm has come to life and is growing food for little babies.’
Jennifer Garner also surprised comedienne Robyn Schall
‘I mean you must follow Tank’s Good News right?…’ she asked Drew.
‘Love him, he posted it and I just felt like she captured exactly, although she’s had a huge loss this year, she captured the overall feeling of like what in the world has this year been but it doesn’t erase your joy.
All fun: Drew, far left, with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in Charlie’s Angels 2000
‘What a joy to see her having suffered a loss and having had such a rough year and still just being, ‘What are you going to do?’ I applauded her resilience I guess.
Drew added: ‘This woman’s name is Robyn Schall and this video of her went extremely viral to say the least and it is of her looking at and discovering her goal list that she wrote for herself for 2020, take a look….
‘We wanted to give Robyn a sort of surprise and she doesn’t know that you’re here and she’s going to freak out…I’m so excited to meet you I mean everyone is freaking out I mean Chelsea Handler, Khloe Kardashian, Oprah and I know this all really started because of one Jennifer Garner.’
Early days: The conversation came up when Drew said during her talk show the first time she met Jennifer was around the time of Charlie’s Angels
The meet up: The ET veteran began, ‘I remember the very first time I was in room with you, I ran right over to you, in fact I think we have a picture of it’
Pals: ‘I mean literally I look like I’m meeting my big crush in life and I was and I was so excited also because that was around, let’s see 2004 was definitely around Charlie’s Angels era for me and coming out of it and you were doing Alias’and it was so exciting,’ she said
Robyn said, ‘The whole thing is absolutely crazy but in the fifteen seconds it took her to upload that video all the years of working so hard just changed like that, it’s just crazy but she really just started the whole thing.
Drew introduced Jennifer.
Robyn was shocked as she said, ‘Oh my God Jenn, I would have cleaned if I knew you were coming. Wait this is the greatest girl hang ever, everyone is going to be so jealous.’
Fan to fan: Jennifer also surprised comedienne Robyn Schall ‘I mean you must follow Tank’s Good News right?…’ she asked Drew
‘Love him, he posted it and I just felt like she captured exactly, although she’s had a huge loss this year, she captured the overall feeling of like what in the world has this year been but it doesn’t erase your joy,’ said Jen
Praise: Jennifer said, ‘Oh my gosh. That’s why you are so funny because you’re you, you just let us see into you
Jennifer joked, ‘Uh, where is the wine?’
Robyn said, ‘Oh my God, I have. Oh God, I’m not even wearing shoes…Jenn you don’t even know, Oh my God don’t make me cry. Oh my God Jen you uploaded that video and it changed everything, that one post sent everything off, I’ve worked so hard. Thank you so much. I promise I’m a comedian but I’m also emotional, I’m still a girl.
Jennifer: ‘Oh my gosh. That’s why you are so funny because you’re you, you just let us see into you. The most important thing you can be is you with your hair in a bun, fingernails all over the place and having a glass and a cry and a laugh and thank you. Thanks for inviting us in.’
Jen said you be you: Garner added, ‘The most important thing you can be is you with your hair in a bun, fingernails all over the place and having a glass and a cry and a laugh and thank you. Thanks for inviting us in’