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Jennifer Garner posed with former “Alias” co-star and ex-boyfriend Michael Vartan in a rare social media photo.
Garner took to Instagram on Wednesday to mark the spy series’ 25th anniversary with a video montage — and among the photos was a selfie with Vartan.
In the image, Garner — wearing a black top — wrapped her arm around Vartan, who matched her vibe in a casual button-down top with a ball cap and eyeglasses.
The montage also showed clips from the series, along with a voiceover in which Garner said she’s “so proud” to have been a part of the series and called her castmates and crew her “whole world.”
“All these years later, we’ve been together,” she gushed in the clip, which also included affectionate snaps with director J.J. Abrams, Victor Garber, Ron Rifkin and Merrin Dungey.
Garner, now 54, added, “We’re a little band that’s gone together for the past 25 years.”
The “13 Going on 30” star also marveled over landing the role to begin with, noting that prior to the role, “No one had thought of” her for “action” or for “a tough role.”
“I walked differently after I played Sydney,” she gushed in the voiceover. She captioned the nostalgic clip, “Happy 25th, Alias ♥️”
Dungey — who played “Francie” Calfo opposite Garner’s Sydney Bristow, responded in the comments thread, “Love you forever and I promise not to fight you in our apartment ever again. ❤️”
A fan wrote, “Truly one of the best TV pilots of all time, and the season-ending cliffhangers were next level ❤️❤️❤️,” while another quipped, “Okay, fine. I’ll watch ALIAS again.”
The hit ABC spy thriller ran from 2001 to 2006 — Garner and Vartan dated from 2003 to 2004, prior to her 2005 wedding to Ben Affleck.
The actress went on to welcome kids Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 12, before divorcing Affleck in 2018.
Vartan, meanwhile, married Lauren Skaar before splitting in 2014.
But Garner and Vartan — who played Michael Vaughn in the series — have clearly remained friendly throughout the years.
In a 2023 Instagram post, Garner paid tribute to her former boyfriend and co-star for his 55th birthday.
“I can’t remember why I was Bavarian,” she captioned a photo of herself in the show wearing a dirndl, “but I do know today is your birthday.”
“I hope it’s a great one, Michael! XX S. Bristow,” she concluded the post.
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