Jennifer Garner takes her friendship with Reese Witherspoon to a new level!
In an Instagram post published on Saturday, Family switch actress, 51, shared a video of herself dancing with the famed Radio City Rockettes – a veteran she credited to the influence of her “friend” Witherspoon.
“My friend Reese sent me a DM yesterday. She didn’t even know I happened to be in New York, and for our entire friendship, I pretty much do whatever she says,” Garner explained in a voiceover as she showed off a message from Witherspoon, 47, asking her to perform with a dance troupe.
Jennifer Garner says Reese Witherspoon was ‘there’ during a ‘very public, very difficult time in my life’
The 13 Continues 30 star responded to Witherspoon’s message with a photo of her feet standing atop a carpet that read “Radio City Music Hall” in gold letters. “For you,” she wrote Big little lies star.
Jennifer Garner shared a photo of a conversation with Reese Witherspoon on her latest Instagram.
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Surprised by the response, Witherspoon replied, “Wait!!! What??? Am I psychic???” to which Garner replied, “No. You made yourself known.”
Viewers then saw Garner join the Rockettes for a little backstage routine. Garner ended the video with a clip of the dancers wishing Witherspoon a Merry Christmas. “Here’s to twenty years of ‘yes ma’am’ with my friend @reesewitherspoon,” she wrote in the caption. “♥️🎄♥️ Thank you @therockettes for participating—you’re amazing! ⭐️⭐️⭐️.”
Witherspoon responded to the video by sharing it on her Instagram page and wrote, “Ummm… This might be the greatest gift I’ve ever received from this magnificent joy/dance woman! Jen, you made my whole holiday season 🥰❤️💫🎁 .”
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The comments section also included lots of fun responses from Garner’s famous friends. Mindy Kaling wrote: “I think I’m sending her a grandma! Everyone else don’t be ashamed!” Glennon Doyle commented: “Oh my god,” while Kristin Chenoweth wrote: “I’ll take all your legs.”
In a panel with Witherspoon and Kaling, 44, at Hello Sunshine’s inaugural Shine Away event in October, Garner opened up about her close friendship with Witherspoon.
“I remember how I was pregnant. This [Witherspoon] was sitting next to me. I remember going through a very public, very difficult time in my life,” she said. “She was there, and the way I needed to get through it was dance cardio.”
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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Garner arrive at the Apple TV+ premiere of “The Last Thing He Told Me” at the Regency Bruin Theater on April 13, 2023.
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While Garner didn’t go into detail about the “tough moment,” she said dancing became an outlet for both of them.
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“And I dance cardio so hard, we broke her foot, but she kept going. It was like, okay, we worked out at seven on vacation, we’ll work out again at two,” Garner said. “She was like, ‘I’ll be there. I’ll be there.’ ”
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