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'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star Jennifer Affleck says she's never met Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez may be dropping “Affleck” from her last name following her split from Ben Affleck, but another Jennifer Affleck is already waiting in the wings to keep the name in the spotlight.

Jennifer Lynn Affleck is married to Ben's second cousin, Zac, making her the “first Jen Affleck,” she said in a promo video for Hulu's upcoming The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Friday. “Zac will kill me for this,” she said.

The The 24-year-old #MomTok influencer stars alongside seven other Mormon mothers and talks about her life between fame, friends and faith. In an interview with PeopleJennifer said that Ben and his brother Casey Affleck were more like “distant relatives” and she had never met them.

However, she has already been confronted with numerous questions about her famous name.

“Especially because not only is my name Jen, but my name is also Jennifer Lynn Affleck, which is the exact same name as JLo. She went from Jennifer Lynn Lopez to Jennifer Lynn Affleck, which is so crazy,” Jennifer said.

She added: “People are very curious and wonder what our relationship is, and it's so funny.”

Jennifer said she hopes to meet her famous distant cousins ​​one day.

“Hopefully we can meet and greet,” she said. “You can tell me what the show is like.”