She’s known for her roles in beloved hits likeAliasand13 Going on 30— not to mention her popularPretend Cooking Show on Instagram— but the complimentJennifer Garnermost often gets from fans just might surprise you.
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Garner insists she feels “really lucky” because the fans she typically meets “tend to feel like I’m the girl they grew up next to or an old friend, and they want to continue a conversation that I didn’t know we were having,” she says, laughing.
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While her Pretend Cooking Show on Instagram has become a fan fave, Garner has no intention of ever changing the format. “My mom made every meal growing up,” says the actress. “So my sisters and I have always known how to bake and do basic cooking. But I’m never really that good at it. I mean sometimes I’ll do a meal or bake something and it’s like ‘Tada!’ And then sometimes it’s not. But rarely is it pretty.”
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“I want to just keep doing what I’m doing,” Garner says. “I mean my bucket list is really to see in the next presidential debates—to have them talk about poor kids in America and have that be part of the conversation. I would be beside myself. If we are talking about how to make life better for kids in our country, who are struggling the most? That’d be good stuff.”
For more of our exclusive interview with Garner, pick up this week’s The Beautiful People issue on newsstands Friday and check out all of our coverage on PEOPLE.com
source: people.com
