Stars, they're just like us: They have their assistants wake them up with a nonfat, half-soy, half-almond-milk, extra-dry, served-at-exactly-143-degree latte too, right? That often seems to be the case, where one celebrity's "hey, I'm just like you" refrain is just a little too far from your wait-in-line-at-Starbucks-then-spill-half-on-your-new-Payless-shoes reality.
But, on a recent episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, actress Jessica Biel got real about what motherhood's like for her — and how no matter how famous you are, there's one universal truth: There aren't enough hours in the day to do it all. Fallon, a longtime friend of Biel and her husband, Justin Timberlake, pulled up one of Biel's recent Instagram posts, where she confessed to eating breakfast in the shower.
"You're a very busy, busy person, but you eat in the shower?" he asked.
"This is just Mom life," she explained. "I don't know if anybody else does this, but I do not have time. I don't have time — for anything — so I'm feeding [my son, Silas] in the morning, trying to get ready, and I realized I haven't eaten. I just take it into the shower."
At this point, she's gotten it down to a science: Put the meal — in this case, chicken and apple sausage and a shot of espresso — on the ledge, where you'd typically store your shampoo and conditioner, taking bites as she lathers up.
"It's great. Honestly, you should try it," she urged Fallon, though she also was quick to admit that sometimes, it's a wildly successful time-saver. Other times, not so much. (Sandwiches and water don't mix too well, as you might imagine.)
Another busy Mom hack: Biel's not opposed to the occasional pre-made salad, like chicken caesar. Or just snacking on whatever's leftover from her son's lunch. "You make food, they eat what they eat, and you literally — as they are running off trying to grab something — you are shoveling the last few bites off of their plate," she told People. "And that is your lunch … that is your lunch."
Plus, shortcuts like these give her more time for what really matters, like spending time with her son, or destroying her pop-star husband at Scrabble.
It's all about priorities.
You can watch the whole Fallon interview here:
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