Jennifer Garner recently shared a hilarious and jittery memory about the first time she ever drank coffee, and it involved Law & Order star Benjamin Bratt. During her appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 13 Going On 30 actress recalled how that caffeine-fueled encounter left her bouncing off the walls for the rest of the day.
Garner explained that she met Bratt while preparing for an acting role opposite him on an episode. To break the ice before filming, Bratt suggested they grab a coffee together. Trying to appear mature and agreeable, Garner opted to order exactly what he ordered, a decision she quickly regretted.
“I was being very grown up,” Garner joked to Clarkson. “Yeah, of course, coffee is exactly what I would like to have.”
Bratt’s order? A double latte with three shots of espresso. Garner, without hesitation, followed suit. “So it was three shots of espresso in a latte!” she exclaimed. “And I was like, ‘I’ll have the same.’ I’m sure I put like a cup of sugar into it.”
As if that wasn’t enough caffeine, Bratt decided to go for round two. “I’ll have another one,” he said, to which Garner confidently replied, “Yeah, sounds good.”
But soon, the effects of the heavy dose of espresso kicked in. Garner revealed that she became so jittery afterward that she had to cancel an audition she had lined up for later that day. “I couldn’t stop moving,” she laughed, recalling how overstimulated she felt.
Kelly Clarkson chimed in with a joke, saying, “Almost probably you had a heart attack,” to which Garner playfully responded, “I could feel like I could taste my heartbeat, you know?” The caffeine overdose left Garner with a lasting impression on her first coffee experience, making the day unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.
