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Jennifer Garner has lived most of heradult life in the public eye. Between starring in hit films like 13 Going on 30 and marrying A-list actor Ben Affleck, who she separated from after a decade in 2015, the world has keptan extreme interest in what’s going on with the bubbly brunette. Now, at age46, the actress is opening up about the effects such public attention and,furthermore, scrutiny has had on her emotional state. "And looking back onthat," she said in an interview with CBS’ Sunday Morning, "I really feel the stress of it. I really, Icould cry talking about it."
Jennifer Garner opened up about life under public scrutiny Photo: Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images
"What I think I've learned is thatthe scrutiny in your private life puts a pressure to make somethinghappen," she told the show’s interviewer Conor Knighton. "You feel apressure to hurry up and get married, 'cause you think that'll end the Arethey engaged? Are they not? [talk]. "And that's true in thereverse, as well. If there is any inkling of trouble, orif the tabloids decide there's trouble, it can create trouble.”
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"But to be honest, public scrutiny, everyone says, 'Oh,you've had to go through this in public.' The public isn't what's hard. What'shard is going through it," she added. Of course, Jennifer has a lot of other things to focus onthese days. Besides lighting up the big screen, the star is a mom to threekids: 6-year-old son Samuel, 9-year-old daughter Seraphina RoseElizabeth and 12-year-old daughter Violet Anne. Fortunately, it seems she hasfound a new way to connect with both them and her old family roots along the way.
Jennifer has rejuvenated her family's farm in Oklahomawhere her mother grew up and her uncle still resides. She’s using it to createingredients for Once Upon a Farm, the organic, fresh baby food company sheco-founded. Jennifer says her goal is to get quality food into the homes ofbusy parents to better put their children on the path to a healthy life.
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"Well, first of all, if I had any idea how happy itwould make my mom to be part of bringing this little farm back to life, I wouldhave done it ten times over," she said. "But your family just has aconnection to the land that has raised them. And I just wanted to be connected.I wanted the business to be connected to my family." Catch the fullinterview on CBS’ Sunday Morning at9:00 a.m. on July 15.
