Jennifer Garner has left fans divided after revealing the food item she had to eat over and over again while filming 13 Going On 30.
Now, if you've ever watched 13 Going On 30, then you've definitely seen that scene where the 52-year-old's character Jenna Rink is eating shrimp, but did you know that during that time, the actress managed to gobble down 22 shrimps?
Speaking of the scene during her appearance on Food Network’s Be My Guest with Ina Garten, she was asked whether there’s ever been a point where she had to “eat something over and over again” while filming “take after take” for a movie, to which she responded that’s it happened multiple times on the set of 13 Going On 30.
“There’s this one shot where I’m entering a party and it’s really long - it’s done in one take. There are no cuts in it,” she said. “So we had to film it the whole way without having any mistakes.”
She described some of the eating she did for filming, specifically for each take of the scene, stating that “...In every single take, I took a shrimp and ate the whole thing.”
“We did 22 takes,” she added, much to the surprise of the host, who seemed to be reeling at the thought.
We are too!
After confessing to eating 22 pieces of shrimp, she noted: “I will never forget… I was like: ‘Uh, I’m going to sit down for a minute.’”
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The clip, which has been viewed over 650,000 times on the Food Network’s official TikTok account, got a mixed reaction from fans, with some wondering if 22 was even a lot.
“22 shrimps is what I eat while I decide what to order on ubereats for my main meal,” wrote one user, while another added: “Is that not the standard amount?”
A third also agreed writing: “22 shrimp is just an appetizer.”
Some were pretty shocked though.
"22 WHOLE SHRIMP WOW! Did you have to go to the hospital and get your stomach pumped afterwards?" questioned this person.
And another stated: "22 takes is wild."
Others also couldn’t help but commend the star for always keeping it real.
“Jennifer Garner is my favorite person,” this TikToker commented while another also added: “WE LOVE JENNIFER GARNER.”
That, we do.
Speaking about her relationship with her comfort foods, the star told Yahoo! News that she used to be a picky eater but she now loves to change things up.
"My food is very predictable," she told the outlet, sharing her favorite way to make a salad. "I have a big salad — not just like a normal salad, but a mongo jongo salad, and I put everything satiating in there — nuts, avocado, cheese, protein. We always have plenty of roast vegetables in the fridge to heat up, so I add those in there, too. That really does keep me full until dinner and it's so yummy."
"There's plenty of fattening stuff in there," she added, "but it's all so whole and good that it helps me not go too bananas or go where I want to go, which is blue corn chips."
