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Jen Affleck is one of 14 celebrity contestants who\u2019ll be competing on season 34 of \u201cDancing With the Stars.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite her last name, the 26-year-old is not related to movie star Ben Affleck. Jen is known for the Hulu reality TV show \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,\u201d<\/a> which premiered in 2024. Season 2 was released in May.<\/p>\n Jen previously claimed that her husband, Zac Affleck, is a distant cousin of Ben\u2019s, but Zac debunked that rumor during season 2 of \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cNo one\u2019s ever taken it seriously until you ran with it,\u201d Zac told Jen in an episode of the show, noting that his family told her they were related to Ben as a \u201cjoke.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/b>\u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 2025 cast: Where you\u2019ve seen each celeb<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n While she may not be spending Thanksgiving with Ben anytime soon, Jen did recently star in a Dunkin commercial <\/a>with him. <\/p>\n \u201cExpecting my cousin Ben? Nah, when Dunkin has something packed with amazing value, they bring me in. Jen Affleck, the value Affleck. Twice the personality, half the price,\u201d she quips in the new ad for Dunkin\u2019s $6 meal deal. <\/p>\n Ben shows up later in the commercial, going through the Dunkin drive-through and taking issue with Jen calling him old.<\/p>\n \u201cRude,\u201d the Oscar winner says. <\/p>\n Jen told Us Weekly <\/a>that she bonded with Ben\u2019s daughter, Violet Affleck, on the set of the commercial. <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if [Ben\u2019s] watched [\u2019The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u2019]. But his daughter has,\u201d Jen said. \u201cHis daughter was there and she\u2019s a huge fan. She\u2019s like, \u2018It\u2019s OK, we can be related. As long as I\u2019m related to Jen, we\u2019re chilling.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/b>Who is Dylan Efron? Meet the \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 contestant<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The Dunkin ad\u2019s premiere comes one day before season 34 of \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Jen is partnered with new \u201cDWTS\u201d pro Jan Ravnik, who was previously a backup dancer on Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour. <\/p>\n Jen\u2019s \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d costar Whitney Leavitt is also competing on this season of \u201cDWTS.\u201d She\u2019s paired with longtime pro Mark Ballas. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d follows a group of Utah-based TikTok influencers known as \u201cMomTok.\u201d The show has documented ups and downs in Jen and Zac\u2019s marriage. During season 1, Zac threatened to divorce Jen for attending a Chippendale\u2019s show with the MomTok group, alarming her friends and fans.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/b>The next \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 is a famous reality star: See the reveal<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Jen and Zac, who share daughters Nora, 3, and Penelope, 2 months, and son Luca, 2, have since worked through many of their issues.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not easy being vulnerable as a Mormon and showing what actually happens sometimes in Mormon relationships. I feel like we\u2019re doing the hard thing but doing the right thing by exposing what actually happens,\u201d Jen said during a May appearance on the \u201cViall Files\u201d podcast<\/a>. \u201cHopefully people within the Mormon culture can look at our relationship and reflect on theirs and say, \u2018Hey, I think we kind of struggle with that too. Or maybe my husband has fed into the patriarchy and isn\u2019t treating me right.\u2019 I want to be an example of that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d airs on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET beginning on Sept. 16. Episodes will be <\/b><\/i>available to stream on Disney+<\/b><\/i><\/a> the day after they air.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nj.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jen Affleck is one of 14 celebrity contestants who\u2019ll be competing on season 34 of \u201cDancing With the Stars.\u201d Despite her last name, the 26-year-old is not related to movie star Ben Affleck. Jen is known for the Hulu reality TV show \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,\u201d which premiered in 2024. 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