“I’m not perfect”—Jessica Biel discusses her habit of eating in the shower, advises fans not to get influenced

During a Thursday, May 16, 2024, appearance on The View, actress Jessica Biel advised people not to eat in the shower like her. The Candy actress talked about her viral TikTok from last year where she listed some food to enjoy while in the shower.

The actress talked about how she doesn't usually have a lot of time and how sometimes she prioritizes her food while multitasking. Biel conceded:

"You know what, we’re not perfect. I’m not perfect."

However, Jessica Biel still advised viewers not to follow her actions and asked her fans to eat mindfully instead of in the shower like her.

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Jessica Biel advises fans not to join her "shower-eating movement"

Jessica Biel still likes eating in the shower but isn't advising anyone else to follow in her footsteps. During a Thursday appearance on The View, co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin brought up Biel's viral TikTok from December 2023, where she caused quite a fuss online by revealing that she ate in the shower.

The 2023 TikTok showcased Biel listing some "shower-appropriate items," a list that included popsicles, yogurt, coffee, tea, and surprisingly, even cereal. She even posted a video of her eating chicken in the shower. Later, in a January 2024 TikTok, Biel addressed the buzz surrounding her shower habits by doubling down on them. The actress stated:

"I really want to start a movement, a shower-eating movement. I think, for people who are multitasking, it's just going to be a relief in so many ways."

Jessica Biel eating chicken salad in the shower (Image via TikTok/@jessbiel)

The actress even gave a detailed tutorial about eating in the shower and advised people to use ledges. She recommended taking a bite or a sip out of the particular food item before putting it on the ledge and doing her thing. She also reminded people to keep the soap out during this "deeply satisfying" activity. She further explained:

"The only tricky thing is that when you’re chewing, you got to keep your mouth closed because I still like to get under the water while I'm chewing, and for whatever reason, I want to open my mouth at the same time and spit water."

On The View, the actress talked about how eating in the shower was a rather "embarrassing" and "polarizing" activity. However, the actress clarified:

"Honestly, I don’t have a lot of time, I'm multitasking, and I don’t prioritize my food sometimes ... I’m not saying you should do it. Don’t do what I do."

Jessica Biel had earlier suggested a "shower-eating movement" (Image via TikTok/@jessbiel)

Jessica Biel recommended eating "mindfully" rather than shoving food down the throat in the shower like her. The actress admitted not being perfect just like everybody else.

Co-host Sara Haines tried defending Biel's shower eating by explaining that this was the one place where kids didn't simply barge in. She mentioned how the bathroom door was one of the only ones that kept them away. However, Biel revealed that the door never kept her kids out. The actress would always have to tell her kids, "Guys, please."

Jessica Biel shares two sons with her pop star husband Justin Timberlake, a 9-year-old named Silas and a 3-year-old named Phineas. On May 14, 2024, Biel published a brand new book called A Kids Book About Periods, which aimed to act as an accessible introduction to periods for kids and "inspire positive conversations" between kids and adults about the same.