Once upon a time, Jennifer Garner had to build a new path for herself.
The Five-Star Weekend actress candidly reflected on the period following her divorce from Ben Affleck, admitting she initially wasn’t sure how she’d balance a renewed focus on her acting career with raising their three children: Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13.
“I panicked when I was first out of my marriage and realized I had taken such a step back in my work,” Garner reflected on the Aug. 25 episode of Emma Grede’s Aspire podcast. “Suddenly, I realized: I don’t know how long I’ll be able to work.”
“This isn’t a career that’s like, ‘Hey, you’re 60. You’re 55. You’re 43, come on, let’s pay you more than you’ve ever made,’” she mused. “That’s not traditionally the role.”
However, although her career had taken a backseat while she and Affleck expanded their family following their 2005 wedding, their breakup a decade later marked not only a new chapter for them as co-parents but also served as a wake-up call for her to reassess her finances.
