One of our very favorite cooking shows isn't really a cooking "show" at all. It's Jennifer Garner's "Pretend Cooking Show" that she hosts frequently on IGTV. And it seems like we're in good company because a recent interview revealed that some in the industry have been very interested in bringing the show to the small screen...or the big screen? Because TV screens are bigger than your phone?
Jennifer did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (the whole thing is delightful and should absolutely be read in full) where she discussed everything from her movies to her kids to her businesses, all over wine and tea...in that order. Though her Pretend Cooking Show was admittedly not the focus, we couldn't help but obsess over that part.
Apparently, she joined Instagram "kicking and screaming" because of the food brand she co-founded, Once Upon a Farm. Of course today, she is one of the platform's most beloved creators, cooking on IGTV, which has prompted "a slew of industry requests for her to do a real" cooking show. While Jen, who really values her privacy, didn't comment on whether or not she'd actually ever appear cooking full-time on our TVs, we're choosing to keep our fingers crossed!
However, we were also delighted to see that her IRL friends seem to love her IGTV show as much as the rest of us do. Friends like actress Judy Greer (fellow 13 Going On 30 alum!) said that her Instagram is a way for the rest of us to get a look at the real Jen, including her not-so-glamorous moments. Judy specifically cited a time when Jen tried to puree some produce to show how Once Upon a Farm makes puree and it exploded everywhere.
"Like, 100 percent she would do that," Greer said: "Minus her children, that exactly who she is. And by the way, if she ever ran for office, I'd quit everything I was doing and work on her campaign for free."
Read the entire story on The Hollywood Reporter.
