Jennifer Garner lifts lid on Ben Affleck co-parenting years after tumultuous divorce

Jennifer Garner called ex-husband Ben Affleck an “incredible co-parent” to their 3 kids.

The “Five Star Weekend” prima — who shares Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13, pinch nan character — told Entertainment Weekly that she was only capable to return connected her domiciled successful the caller Peacock bid because of Affleck’s help.

“When it was offered to me, it was expected to shoot, I think, successful Nova Scotia,” explained Garner, who portrays Hollis Shaw connected nan show, a nutrient influencer who is grieving nan nonaccomplishment of her husband.

“I said, ‘I would emotion to do it, but for illustration everything, I really only activity successful LA. I person 3 teenagers, and I can’t time off for 4 months. It’s conscionable not worthy it to me.'”

When nan producers came backmost to her pinch a scheme to sprout mostly successful Los Angeles, pinch nan objection of 1 period successful Nantucket, Garner changed her mind.

“They tin enactment pinch their dad,” Garner, 54, said, calling Affleck, 53, “wonderful.”

“He takes attraction of them,” she continued. “He’s a awesome partner successful that way. And truthful that’s very freeing.”

The erstwhile mates met connected nan group of “Pearl Harbor” successful 2000 and joined 5 years later. They separated successful 2015 and finalized their divorcement successful 2018.

When her kids were younger, Garner deliberately scaled backmost her activity to walk clip pinch them.

“There is simply a clip successful your life wherever you conscionable do get caught up successful each of that. And that’s OK. Nothing is forever,” she explained.

“That’s a season. And it’s a beautiful thing. And I wouldn’t waste and acquisition a infinitesimal of it. But I consciousness for illustration my kids are a small bigger [now]. Their dada has go this unthinkable co-parent.”

The “Alias” prima explained that erstwhile her children were younger, she strictly curtailed filming.

“I wouldn’t person done a mates of weeks without taking them pinch me,” she shared, noting that arsenic they’ve aged, that’s nary longer feasible, but now she’s capable to time off connected shoots because of Affleck.

Last month, Garner besides praised Affleck connected Father’s Day, penning connected Instagram, “I spot nan measurement my kids dote connected their dad, and I’m happy for them. To emotion and beryllium loved by a awesome dada is simply a gift.”