Jennifer Garner Makes Rare Comments About "Incredible" Chapter in Ben Affleck Marriage

Jennifer Garner shared memories of a family trip to Europe during her marriage to Ben Affleck in a Wednesday interview on Ina Garten's "Happy Hour" show. Garner said that when their children were young, she took them out of school for six weeks to join Affleck in London while he was "shooting some Batman-ish movie." The family traveled to Venice and Paris during the stay. Garner credited Garten with urging her to "go down the Seine in a boat," saying the experience was everything Garten had promised and that she has repeated the boat ride on every subsequent visit to Paris. "Every picture from that night, from that trip, the smile on my kids' faces — it was such an adventure that you gave us," Garner told Garten.

Garner and Affleck married in June 2005 and announced their split a decade later. They have three children: Violet, 20; Seraphina, 17; and Samuel, 14. Affleck portrayed Batman in films including 2016's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and 2017's "Justice League." Garner also recounted a later mother-daughter trip to Paris with Violet, who speaks French and was doing a program in France, for which she again sought Garten's recommendations. "It was just the two of us," Garner said. "It was so special."

The former couple have remained on good terms since their breakup. Affleck told Variety last month, "They have a great thing with their mom, for whom I'm also really, really grateful. I know things will come up that are hard, and I don't want to jinx that, but this time in my life as a human being is really wonderful." Garner hosts her own "Pretend Cooking Show" on social media and described herself as a foodie.