Jessica Biel Changes Her Stance on Eating in the Shower

Jessica Biel still loves eating in the shower, but doesn’t think everyone should do it.

During an appearance on The View Thursday, May 16, the actress, 42, touched on her “polarizing” bathroom activity, which previously went viral on TikTok.

“I don’t know guys … It’s embarrassing. I think it’s polarizing to some people, but 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,” said Biel.

The mom of two advised viewers to practice mindful eating instead.

“You should mindfully eat. Do not shove food in your face in the shower like me,” she said. “But that’s what I was doing. And you know what, we’re not perfect. I’m not perfect.”

After co-host Sara Haines noted that taking a shower is “the time where the kids don’t barge in,” noting that it is “one of the only doors that can keep them out,” Biel quipped, “I don’t know, it doesn’t keep my kids out. I’m always like, ‘Guys, please.’ ”

Biel shares sons Phineas, 3½, and Silas, 9, with husband Justin Timberlake.

The 7th Heaven alum’s fans got a peek at how she successfully eats in the shower when she listed her “rules” in a hilarious TikTok video in January.

“I like to take a bite or a sip and put it on the ledge, and then you do your thing. You wash your hair — keep the soap out — that’s a big deal. It’s pretty simple, guys. You can do this,” she said. “I find it deeply satisfying.”

Biel explained that “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.”

Earlier this month, another one of Biel’s shower habits also went viral — soaking in epsom salt.

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Prior to attending the 2024 Met Gala, Biel revealed on TikTok that she was soaking in 20 lbs. of epsom salt for 30 minutes to prepare for the big event.

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She later explained to PEOPLE that “Epsom salt baths is a tool I love and use for all things, after traveling, sore muscles, of course, magnesium, absolutely, to sleep well, to de-stress, to, you know, just feel confident in your body to go to a big event like the Met Ball, which is what I was utilizing it for.”