For this first time in forever, we're talking about Kristen Bell. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re looking at times throughout Kristen Bell’s career, away from her acting roles, when she stole our hearts and reminded us why she’s one of the industry’s most loved performers.
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00:00Take my hand, we're off to Never Never Land!
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at times throughout Kristen Bell's career,
00:11away from her acting roles, when she stole our hearts and
00:14reminded us why she's one of the industry's most loved performers.
00:18There's a sloth here, it's close, it's gonna happen.
00:23Number 20
00:24The Saga of the Reclining Chair
00:26It's my favorite time of year, Lazy Boy's having a sale again.
00:31Ever since we watched Joey and Chandler get Lazy Boys on Friends,
00:36we've desperately wanted those comfy looking recliners.
00:39In 2017, we got to vicariously live through Dax Shepard as he showcased his on Instagram.
00:46However, Bell, his wife, wasn't too keen on the chair addition, at least where Shepard put it.
00:52I can just get him to turn it.
00:54Yes, it should be angled towards like to be a conversation area,
00:58because he said you can see, because I said,
01:00where does Kristen watch TV if you're in the middle of the room?
01:02I'll show you where I watch TV.
01:04He'd moved it from his office to the living room to enhance his viewing experience.
01:08However, Bell detailed in her posts on The Tale that putting it in the middle meant two issues.
01:14One, it didn't fit with the decor.
01:17Two, it severely damaged her viewing experience from the sofa.
01:21People even chose sides in the argument, making it even more adorable.
01:25And then I realized, I just have to sort of drop back and stop mentioning it.
01:31He'll come to his own conclusion.
01:32And then a couple months later, sure enough, he's like,
01:35you know what, would you mind if I moved the Lazy Boy out of the living room and put it in my office?
01:39Number 19, the Jersey Turnpike.
01:42She does love to dance.
01:43Is she a good dancer?
01:44She's a pretty decent dancer.
01:46She points at the jam box in our living room when she wants to dance.
01:49Wait, you have a jam box in your living room?
01:51Of course.
01:52In 2014, to promote her work on Frozen, Bell popped up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
01:58Soon the conversation turned to her one-year-old daughter.
02:01Your daughter will grow up and watch this movie and go,
02:04my mommy was in this amazing movie.
02:07You gotta be proud of that.
02:09It makes me very proud.
02:10After talking about Bell feeling like a food truck with her child's constant demands for milk,
02:15she spoke about the little one's love of dancing.
02:18In particular, the Jersey Turnpike, made famous by Jersey Shore.
02:22Without a moment of hesitation, Bell demonstrated her kid's skills there,
02:27and then perfectly with an emotionless expression on her face.
02:30The actor also mentioned that she and Shepard have enthusiastically
02:34made their daughter's dance party into a family affair.
02:37So now we both do it with her because she starts it,
02:40and I think it started because she didn't have a ton of balance.
02:42Right.
02:43And then now we've encouraged it, and that's like her go-to move.
02:46Number 18.
02:47Interrupted Intimacy.
02:49Once you have kids, finding a moment to get intimate with your partner can be a mission.
02:53If you're not exhausted from parenting all day,
02:56you have the many humans following your every move around the house.
03:00In 2017, Bell detailed her embarrassing intimate story on The Talk.
03:05While jumping bones with Shepard, their children wandered into the bedroom.
03:09What did you say or do?
03:10It's how they were made.
03:11It's okay.
03:12It's okay, everyone.
03:13It's how they were made.
03:15Immediately, the reluctant couple stopped the deed and asked them what they wanted.
03:19And with a little white lie,
03:21they sent the kids out of the room again so they could continue where they left off,
03:25minus the audience.
03:26And we just said we're gonna,
03:28mommy and daddy are just gonna take a nap for a couple more minutes and then...
03:33Number 17.
03:34Supporting Dax's Sobriety.
03:36After struggling with various substance issues that began as a teenager,
03:40Shepard did amazing by getting clean.
03:43In 2018, Bell posted a heartwarming message on Instagram to celebrate her husband's
03:4814th sobriety anniversary, where she praised him, clearly showing the love.
03:53Even when Shepard relapsed in 2020, Bell stood by him and helped him through it.
03:58You know, new things in place to make sure it doesn't happen again.
04:02And he's, you know, we're going back to therapy.
04:05And I just, I love that he's addicted to growth.
04:09And I will continue to stand by him because he's very, very worth it.
04:13The duo speaking honestly about their experiences has been invaluable to many,
04:17who can relate to that struggle.
04:19Respect and support aren't one way either.
04:22As Bell explained on The Jennifer Hudson Show,
04:25when watching the first episode of Nobody Wants This with Shepard,
04:28he was just as invested in the on-screen romance as everyone else.
04:32No jealousy, just praising his wife's work.
04:36Grabbed my arm and he was like,
04:38I want you to kiss him so bad.
04:41So he coached you to it.
04:44Yeah, he loved it.
04:45Number 16.
04:46Animal Lover
04:47When a celebrity shows a smidgen of love towards animals, they instantly become beloved.
04:52Bell takes her passion to another level.
04:54A vegetarian since she was 11,
04:57she became vegan for a time before going back to veggie during her first pregnancy.
05:02You can make like crazy delicious sides and even as a non-vegetarian,
05:07forget that the meat has even been made.
05:09Bell and Shepard solidified their vegetarian status
05:13by being featured in PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities of 2013.
05:18Away from her diet, Bell is a big dog fan.
05:21On top of owning several of her own,
05:23some of which she rescued from serious catastrophes or who were injured,
05:27she also worked with several dog and animal charities to promote their work
05:32and even fostered animals too.
05:34You'll find a lot of loving pets waiting for a home of their own,
05:38just like I found Lola.
05:40And we will be very happy if you adopt a new family member.
05:44Number 15.
05:45Helping with a Promposal
05:47Sarah, there's something I wanted to ask you, but I didn't know the words.
05:54So Kristen Bell is going to help me.
05:56With the usual star away,
05:58Bell stepped up to the plate in 2017 by guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live,
06:02and she knocked it out of the park by making it memorable for some students
06:06by being Blonde Oprah.
06:08After playing the Fast and the Frozen-est with two girls,
06:12dressing them up like Anna and Elsa,
06:14Bell distracted them and told us what was happening.
06:17It was a setup to help Michael ask Sarah to prom.
06:20Michael and Sarah have never been on a date before.
06:22Sarah has no idea Michael is asking her to prom.
06:25This could go terribly wrong,
06:28but you've got to admit that it would be great TV, right?
06:33After Sarah brought back Michael hiding in a Kristoff costume,
06:36he unmasked.
06:38Bell serenaded her on his behalf by asking her to prom
06:41to the tune of Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
06:43He thinks that you're really cute.
06:48He's asking you to be his prom date
06:52in front of millions of people.
06:56Before she'd even finished the song,
06:58Sarah agreed.
06:59Cute.
07:00Number 14.
07:02The friendship with Craig Ferguson.
07:04For the audience,
07:05what entices a talk show host and a celebrity's interaction
07:08is when it's obvious there's a real friendship behind the scenes.
07:12Truth.
07:12That's good.
07:13Who do you like?
07:13Why are you saying truth?
07:14Is that a new thing that the kids are doing?
07:16No.
07:16You've done it twice now.
07:17I don't know.
07:18No, you're doing it.
07:18You're trying to make it happen, aren't you?
07:20It's like truth.
07:21Yeah, like leg warmers, and I tried to bring those back.
07:23That didn't work.
07:27You forgot to wear them.
07:28You were too busy.
07:28After first arriving on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson in 2005,
07:33Bell would go on to be a regular guest,
07:35racking up nearly 30 appearances before Ferguson left in 2014.
07:40The two gelled together so well,
07:42bringing funny warmth whenever they were on screen.
07:45You got your pilot's license.
07:46I did, yeah, yeah.
07:46Congratulations.
07:47Yeah, yeah.
07:48Do you want to go out and fly around with me?
07:49Absolutely.
07:50Really?
07:50Yeah.
07:51Are you nuts?
07:52Yes.
07:53Highlights of their time together include Bell
07:55jealously criticizing Ferguson's sidekick, Jeff Peterson,
07:59and when she got the host to consume a fake mustache she found in the green room.
08:04Using her pregnant belly as a drum,
08:06Bell even popped up in Ferguson's farewell show for a musical montage.
08:10Number 13.
08:12Promoting Mental Health Treatment
08:13While we've come a long way as a society,
08:16there's still a taboo when it comes to talking honestly about mental health issues
08:20and seeking treatment.
08:21I think that anything that's taboo and hard to talk about
08:24should be some of the first priorities you should be talking about
08:27with the support systems in your life.
08:29I wish that I had known as a person in the public eye
08:33to talk about it publicly at an earlier date.
08:37When a celebrity takes a stand,
08:39speaking about their struggles and getting help,
08:41it inspires others to do the same.
08:44In 2016, Bell spoke to Sam Jones from off-camera
08:48about suffering with anxiety and depression since her college days.
08:52As a result, she sought help, and has been taking medication for it ever since.
08:56I present this very cheery, bubbly person, but I also do a lot of work.
09:01I do a lot of introspective work, and I check in with myself when I need to exercise,
09:05and I, you know, got on a prescription when I was really young
09:10to help with my anxiety and depression.
09:12After also writing a piece for Time magazine,
09:15Bell has spoken several times from the heart about her struggles,
09:18including a dark period during the pandemic.
09:21In 2023, she became the first mental health ambassador for telehealth company H.E.R.S.
09:27I just don't want anyone to feel like they don't have a support system.
09:31So if we collectively, as a society, like self-care,
09:35this whole idea should also include caring about each other.
09:40Number 12.
09:41Making a girl's dream come true.
09:44Hi Avery, this is Princess Anna of Arendelle.
09:47I just wanted to call and say hello.
09:51So, hello!
09:54In 2015, the Huffman family received dreadful news that their daughter, Avery,
10:00was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, an inoperable brain tumor.
10:06To help lift her and her family's spirits,
10:09Bell got into her Anna character from Frozen and left a heartwarming voicemail
10:14in which the Huffmans recorded their daughter's reaction.
10:17After introducing herself and wishing Avery well,
10:20Anna then had a conversation with her sister Elsa
10:23before announcing that the brave youngster is now an honorary princess of Arendelle.
10:27Wow, that's so exciting! I think you'll make a great princess.
10:32Avery's response to Bell's hello and her giggles of excitement throughout
10:36would melt anyone's heart.
10:38Sadly, in 2016, Avery passed away from her illness.
10:43Number 11.
10:44Entertaining a nursing home during a hurricane.
10:47In 2017, the Category 5 hurricane Irma struck.
10:51While in Orlando, Florida, filming Like Father,
10:54Bell was stuck at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
10:57as she waited for the storm to subside.
11:00When thousands of nursing home residents were transferred there too,
11:03she stepped up in a big way by entertaining them.
11:06What do they like? Bingo. They like bingo.
11:08Got a bingo ball. Started calling bingo.
11:11I also, because I'm very nosy, went right to the director of Atria Senior Living and I was like,
11:16OK, so I have 80 able-bodied people who are doing a whole lot of nothing. What do you need?
11:21On top of hosting bingo, chatting, and eating with the residents,
11:24Bell also performed for them by singing.
11:27She even sang with one lucky chap, John, who she called her side piece.
11:31To top it off, the actor dusted off her frozen vocals
11:34when she performed for evacuees at a nearby Meadowoods Middle School.
11:48Bell was in amazing form during this hurricane, which you'll discover more about later.
11:53Number 10. Dressing up as Elsa.
11:56For the first time in forever, I will be right here.
12:02It could be argued that Kristen Bell's biggest role to date was when she gave voice to Anna
12:07from Frozen. Rather than be too on the nose by dressing as her own character for Halloween,
12:12though, she went as Ice Queen Elsa. She apparently did it under extreme pressure from her daughter,
12:18who, adorably, was also going as Elsa for Halloween. Though we'd love that mom acquiesced
12:23to her daughter's demands, it's Bell's hilarious and angsty Instagram post that
12:28really made this a winner. There's no grin in sight, but we love it.
12:32The real kicker here is that apparently her kids don't even like Frozen that much.
12:40Number 9. When she hosted the SAG Awards.
12:43Leave it to Kristen Bell to own being the first ever host of the SAG Awards.
12:48Right out of the gate, she threw in some self-deprecating, and relatable,
12:52humor about being a Disney fan when she was a kid.
13:06In just her opening monologue, she managed to cram in a jab at First Lady Melania Trump,
13:11some sly TV references, and an important message about the wave of change in 2018.
13:23Over the course of the night, Bell reminded us why we love her so much,
13:28whether she was praising Greta Gerwig or shouting random words like fire pit and meat city.
13:39But let's not forget, she knows what the people want in their heart of hearts.
13:52Number 8. When she and Dax did Africa.
13:55Kristen and Dax are a comedic one-two punch the likes of which few couples,
13:59celebrity or otherwise, can compete with.
14:09Before introducing children into the mix, the two took a trip to Africa,
14:13and to honor the occasion, they basically turned the entire thing into one big music
14:18video for American rock band Toto's hit from the 80s, Africa.
14:27Their over-the-top dance moves, lip syncing, and unabashedly campy aesthetic
14:32certainly did the original video proud, while producing a bona fide viral hit of their very own.
14:43Number 7. Her performance in Never Have I Ever.
14:47Ellen DeGeneres had an uncanny knack for getting
14:57guests to open up about things they didn't mean to.
15:08In this hilarious segment, Bad Moms co-stars Kristen Bell and Mila Kunis get surprised by
15:13hubbies and ex-punk co-stars Dax Shepard and Ashton Kutcher,
15:18and then proceed to play a game of Never Have I Ever.
15:21Though all parties involved were funny, Bell won the day by showing a complete lack of shame
15:26about what her and Dax have done together, while also throwing him under the bus with some faux
15:30drama.
15:44Number 6. When she and Dax played Game of Thrones.
15:54The comedic duo and real-life comedic partners in crime strike again,
15:59this time giving us their best impersonations of some notable characters from Westeros.
16:03Playing their way through the hit HBO series intro song,
16:06Bell and Shepard frequently switch up instruments and characters to hilarious effect.
16:11They give us a little taste of incest, a quick duel between Brienne and the Hound,
16:15and perhaps most hilariously, a pair of sparrows, where you can really see Bell's
16:21commitment to the gag. Though it might be short, it packs a lot of entertainment value.
16:30Number 5. Her rescue of Josh Gad's family.
16:33Though Kristen Bell most often owns our news feeds with her hilarious antics,
16:38she's also got a heart of gold. She proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt when crisis
16:43struck in Florida, where her Frozen co-star Josh Gad's family lives.
16:58Stuck in Tampa, where they had gone in hopes of avoiding Hurricane Irma's destructive path,
17:02they found themselves in harm's way when the hurricane changed directions.
17:06Luckily for Josh Gad, he had an ally in the area at the time who was able to pull some strings,
17:11Kristen Bell. A true friend and real-life hero, she assured Gad that she would take care of them,
17:16even if it meant sharing her own room.
17:27Number 4. When she got real candid about motherhood.
17:36Kristen Bell isn't interested in acting out a picture-perfect life for the cameras.
17:42She and Dax Shepard are often put on a pedestal because of all the fun they have together,
17:47but she's made a point of stating that they have problems just like any other couple.
17:51Another way in which she has been refreshingly honest is when she discusses having children.
17:56She clearly loves her kids, but as she made hilariously clear when talking to Ellen,
18:06it's not all smiles and baby pictures. She compared visiting the show to, quote,
18:11being on vacation, voiced her appreciation for the audience being able to wipe themselves,
18:16and shared tidbits about her drugged-out birthing experience.
18:26Number 3. When she performed a Frozen-Metallica mashup with Dave Grohl for his kids.
18:42When the iconic Foo Fighters frontman guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live,
18:46dressed as David Letterman, a mustachioed Kristen Bell, in a full Tom Selleck costume,
18:51performed the song, Do You Want to Build a Snowman? from Frozen,
18:55before transitioning it into Enter Sandman by Metallica.
19:06Honestly, it's hard to say which one she did a better job of.
19:09Though jamming with Grohl would be a dream come true for many,
19:12the iconic rocker claimed that the privilege was all his,
19:15given that his kids apparently love Kristen Bell and Frozen.
19:19Of course, her own hosting stint on the show was equally awesome.
19:32Number 2. Her uncomplicated wedding.
19:35Though it can be a lot of fun to read about crazy, over-the-top celebrity wedding ceremonies,
19:40we've got a real soft spot for stars who buck the trend and choose to keep it simple.
19:49First, these two refused to get married until same-sex marriage was allowed.
19:57How cool is that?
19:58When the time came, they kept it super casual,
20:01tying the knot with a bare-bones ceremony at the Beverly Hills County Clerk's office.
20:06The icing on top of this wedding cake is Bell's ability to laugh at herself,
20:20which she reaffirmed by sharing this throwback Thursday pic of her crying
20:23during the ceremony as Dax laughs at her.
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20:42Number 1. The sloth.
20:49Speaking of Kristen Bell crying, her obsession with sloths and her reaction to the very
20:54possibility of being in the same room as one just might be some of the best content available
20:59on the internet. It all started when Dax decided to surprise her with a visit from a sloth to
21:04celebrate her 31st birthday. Though the video itself is priceless, she literally gets choked
21:18up just talking about it. Then, of course, at a later date, Ellen brought out Lola the sloth
21:24to meet Bell in front of the studio audience. And sure enough, Bell loved it.
21:35If you could bring back any TV show that Kristen Bell starred in,
21:40what would you pick? The Good Place, House of Lies, or something else? Let us know below.
21:46I hate to see you walk through the final door at the edge of existence,
21:50but I love to watch you leave. There we go.
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