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Jennifer Garner Drank This for the 1st Time While on Law & Order with Benjamin Bratt
Garner told Kelly Clarkson the hilarious story of how she took in entirely too much caffeine that fateful day.
There's a first time for everything, especially when you guest star on Law & Order!
During an October 3 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jennifer Garner discussed her relationship with coffee with Kelly Clarkson — while enjoying a cup or two, of course. Amazingly, the conversation revealed a fascinating piece of trivia that ties into one of the most iconic television shows of all time: Law & Order. Also, it involves a fan favorite former star of the show, Benjamin Bratt!
"I have a very specific 'first day of coffee' day in my life,'" Garner explained to Kelly Clarkson. "I had never had coffee, and I was living in New York, and I was, you know, working at a restaurant and auditioning and doing my thing — this was like 30 years ago. And I was cast in an episode of Law & Order, and I was playing someone opposite Benjamin Bratt, and I was more like a potential love interest kind of thing."
(At this point, Garner did her best Law & Order theme song impression, and it was adorable.)
"And so he said, 'Do you wanna have coffee to get to know each other before we shoot this?' and I was like, 'Oh yeah, absolutely," Garner continued before revealing she drank two triple-shot lattes while chatting with Bratt, unaware of the impact that much caffeine would have on her. The result? Disaster.
"I was so jittery after, I remember I had to cancel an audition," Garner confessed.
"You probably had a heart attack," said a very concerned Clarkson.
"Yeah, I could like, taste my heartbeat, you know?" Garner quipped.
Nowadays, Garner is a coffee aficionado (as is Clarkson) and her obsession with coffee is something millions of fans can relate to!
"I seriously go to bed dreaming of it the next morning," Garner admitted.
Fans are now naturally wondering if Bratt has any idea of the profound coffee-related impact he had on Garner's life. Bratt famously portrayed Detective Reynaldo Curtis on Law & Order from 1995 to 1999.
What was Jennifer Garner's Law & Order episode about?
Garner made her Law & Order debut at 24 years old in 1996 in "Aftershock," (Season 6, Episode 23) playing the role of Jaime, a graduate student.
This particular episode bucks the traditional Law & Order format. Instead of revolving around a criminal case (and the accompanying proceedings), "Aftershock" follows each main cast member on their day off after witnessing an execution.
After a chance meeting with Jaime, Bratt's Rey Curtis decides to spend the rest of the day — and night — with her. He ignores his wife's phone calls all day, eventually causing her to kick him out of the house.
Kelly Clarkson and Miranda Lambert's Chappell Roan cover goes viral
Social media is still buzzing over the instantly iconic cover of Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" performed by Clarkson and Miranda Lambert during the September 24 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
The live acoustic performance has garnered millions of views across multiple platforms and served as a reminder that Season 6 of The Kelly Clarkson Show is bigger and better than ever! Whether on stage with My Band Y'all or on a couch next to a country music legend, nobody does daytime music performances quite like Clarkson.
Season 6 is off to an epic start — check your local listings for tune-in details!
