SWAN VALLEY, IDAHO: It is the time of summer vacation, and many celebrities are jetting off to exotic locations for a much-needed break. However, actress Kristen Bell and her husband Dax Shepard's choice to vacation in Swan Valley, Idaho, piqued the interest of the netizens after the actress posted a series of pictures on her Instagram. The 'Bad Moms' actress seems to be spending an amazing time in her summer vacation with her husband and her children in the South Fork Lodge of Idaho, along with a few more stars.
In one of the pictures posted by Bell, several Hollywood A-listers are seen huddled around a dinner table with her family in front of a picturesque setting. The post shared by 'The Good Place' actress contained several photos from their family trip to Idaho, with Bell captioning it "Idaho, chapter 1 ?️?." Notably, the third photo captured the interest of the fans because of the presence of stars like Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Jason Bateman, and Jimmy Fallon at the dinner table, leading them to term it a "table of legends."
'Table of legends'
The star-studded group planned their summer getaway in the South Fork Lodge, which was reportedly bought by Jimmy Kimmel in 2020. In the photo, the 'FRIENDS' stars Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox could be seen sitting near the former's close friend Jason Bateman. Aniston donned a comfortable gray sweater, while Cox warded off the cold wind with an oversized denim jacket. 'The Tonight Show' host Jimmy Kimmel was seen sitting along with Jake Tapper from CNN and Tim Curcio. Instead of sitting at the head of the table, Shepard could be seen socializing in the middle, where he sat across from Adam Scott. Comedian John Mulaney and actress Olivia Munn were also seen basking in the outdoor weather in a jovial mood. Other celebrities that can be spotted include Joel McHale, John Mullany, Olivia Munn, Emily Blunt, and Kiefer Sutherland, to name a few.
When did Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard get married?
The star couple apparently met at a birthday party of their mutual friend, Shauna Robertson, in 2007, but it was not love at first sight. In fact, both had slightly reserved views about the other. Bell said, "The only thing that I remember is that he talked so much. I was like: 'This guy can talk!'," in a 2019 interview with Today. While Shepard was somewhat taken aback by his wife and her friends' "unbridled happiness." The actor stated, "When I met her and her friends, I was suspicious of their unbridled happiness," before adding, "I thought, 'Something stinks here; they're in a cult.' But slowly I began to see her positive way of looking at the world," in a 2015 interview with Good Housekeeping.
However, Shepard did ask for Bell's number from Robertson and texted his would-be wife, initiating a conversation. Three months into the relationship, the couple broke up briefly before reuniting again, and apparently, the actor's past of being in an open relationship played a role in their falling-out. Talking about Bell's initial reservations about the relationship, he once expressed, "I had been in an open relationship for nine years, I was blacked out a big chunk of my life. You know, there were a lot of things for her [Kristen] to be concerned about," in 'The Drew Barrymore Show'. Bell, however, accepted in the Today interview that while there were "no sparks whatsoever," she fell in love with her future husband way before he was in love with her.
After getting engaged in 2009, the couple got married in a Beverly Hills Courthouse in 2013. Talking about the delay in their marriage, Bell said that they waited for the passing of the gay marriage bill in California. The 'Veronica Mars' actress explained, "What [were] we gonna do? Have a party and be like, 'Look at us celebrating this thing you can't do?' That's [expletive] putrid," speaking to PrideSource, as per Hello! Magazine. The actress revealed, "You've gotta be vulnerable," adding, "We have to be vulnerable when we don't want to be. That's what works for us," in a 2022 interview with Entertainment Tonight about her secret to being married for ten years. Bell and Shepard share two daughters, Lincoln and Delta, born in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
'How many amazingly talented people are around that table'
Well, the comments left under Bell's Instagram post were certainly interesting, especially those that came from the dinner attendees. Sarah Nicole Landry wrote, "Coming in on that dinner table was ome gasp after another ???." Mark Rober reminisced from the gathering, "What a lovely trip with so many good humans :) Love your entire family just so dang much."
One of the fans left the statement, "Holy c**p thats a table of legends," while another stated, "I'm just imagining being in a small Idaho airport and seeing this hoard of A-listers arriving lmao ?." "I'm sorry but KBell, JenAniston, Courtney Cox, Shiri Appleby, Jason Bateman and more. What a dream table," exclaimed one who was impressed by the gathering, while one more user expressed, "There are so many famous people in that dinner photo." Another fan dreamt of getting the "backstory" of the photo, "I feel like we all need the backstory of the dinner table picture." "Going seat by seat at that dinner was just the gift that kept on giving lol," commented another. An Aniston fan noted, "Jennifer aniston casually being at the table gave me a jump scare." "When you keep zooming in and realize how many amazingly talented people are around that table…?? Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Joel McHale, John Mullany, Olivia Munn, Emily Blunt? Kiefer Sutherland, Jimmy Fallon, Mark Rober, AOC, and Courtney Cox!!!!" replied an awestruck follower of Bell.
