16 Times Mila Kunis Was Just As Awesome As You'd Hope
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When She Posted A Funny Instagram Video In Response To A Tabloid Report That She And Ashton Kutcher Were Splitting Up
When an In Touch Weekly cover proclaimed that Kunis and Ashton Kutcher had called it quits, Mila took to social media to poke fun at the publication. She posted a video in which she and Kutcher sit in their car, reading the news, and reacting with shock.
"I felt suffocated," she explains with a deadpan expression. "Also, I took the kids." Ashton replied, "Oh, you took the kids? I don't get the kids anymore?"
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When She Filled In For A Friend’s Work Shift At A Natural Wonders Store
After Kunis was well into her third season of That '70s Show, her friend called in a favor. The friend's employees at the store Natural Wonders were out sick, and she desperately needed someone to fill in.
Kunis happily stepped in to work the retail job, much to the surprise of starstruck onlookers.
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When She Admitted Her Kids Are Privileged And Don’t Have Normal Lives
In 2018, Kunis sat down with Today to discuss her personal life, and how she keeps things normal for her family:
There's nothing normal about our life. We try not to stay in our bubble, but it's hard... My kids are never gonna know what it's like to not have fresh groceries. I say no to my kids because I want to say no, not because I have to.
In a world where celebrities are constantly trying to stress that they're just like us, Kunis's honest acknowledgment of her privilege is refreshing.
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When She Explained The Meaning Of The Word ‘Include’ With The Aid Of Some Muppet Sheep On ‘Sesame Street’
Kunis appeared on Sesame Street in 2011 to teach an important lesson about making friends and looking out for the feelings of those around you.
With the help of Elmo and some dancing sheep, Kunis broke down the meaning of the word, "include." Kunis explained, "The word include means to let someone in the group."
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When She Announced The Lineup At A Dodgers Playoff Game With Husband Ashton Kutcher
In 2016, Kunis and husband Ashton Kutcher attended a Dodgers playoff game at Dodger Stadium. But if you thought they were on a regular date, you were mistaken.
The couple took to the field to exuberantly annouce the starting line up, injecting some humor along the way.
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When She Defended Justin Timberlake At A Moscow Press Conference - In Russian
Kunis was on a publicity tour in Moscow with Justin Timberlake when she decided to defend her co-star and show off her language skills in one fell swoop. The two were at a press conference promoting their raunchy comedy Friends with Benefits when a reporter asked Timberlake, "Why are you in movies?" Kunis fired back, in Russian, "What else would you have him do?"
She proceeded to tell the reporter that Timberlake doing his job as an actor was no different than the reporter doing her job at the conference.
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When She Got Her Wedding Ring From Etsy
When Kunis and Ashton Kutcher got engaged, Kunis began looking at wedding bands online, and was shocked to see the price tag for designer jewelry. That's when she decided to check out what Etsy had to offer, and found exactly what she was looking for.
"I've always loved the fact that you are frugal," said Conan O'Brien, during a visit from Kunis on his show. Kunis smiled and responded, "That's a nice way of saying cheap, but yes."
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When She Chided Men Who Say ‘We’re Pregnant’ On Jimmy Kimmel’s Show
When Kunis guested on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2014, she showed up with a pregnant belly, and Kimmel began to commiserate. "My wife and I are pregnant," said Kimmel. "Oh, you both are having a baby?" asked Kunis.
She proceded to rise with a microphone and address soon-to-be fathers directly. "Stop saying 'we're pregnant," she commanded. "You're not pregnant. Do you have to squeeze a watermelon-sized person out of your lady hole?" A brigade of pregnant women then joined her on stage, all holding ice cream cartons and staring intently into the camera.
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When She Posed For ‘Glamour’ Without Makeup
The #nomakeup movement is in full effect, and Kunis is at the forefront of it. After agreeing to do Glamour's July 2016 backcover bare-faced, it was Kunis's idea to include the magazine's editors in the social statement.
However, Kunis remains nonjudgmental about women's beauty routines, and believes that your makeup regimen should be up to you. "Wear makeup, don't wear makeup," she told Glamour. "Do what makes you feel good."
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When She Went To The Marine Corps Ball With An Afghanistan Veteran
In 2011, Sgt. Scott Moore made a YouTube video asking Kunis to accompany him to the Marine Corps Ball. The video promptly went viral, garning over 4 million views, and caught the attention of the starlet, who obviously said yes.
Moore says he had "a blast" that night, and was surprised to find that Kunis is "just a normal girl." And as for Kunis? She declined to discuss their date, choosing to shift the attention over to the Marines.
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When She Surprised Her Parents By Renovating The Condo Where She Grew Up
In 2017, Kunis appeared on the show My Houzz to renovate her parents' condo and discuss the meaning of home. She and her family moved into the condo when she was just 9 years old, and her parents still live there. Kunis explained the aesthetic as "Miami Vice circa 1994."
When Kunis finally revealed the updated, beautiful condo to her parents, her mom cried with joy.
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When She Used A Breast Pump On The Side Of A Road
Kunis has never shied away from speaking her truth, no matter how personal and bawdy it might be. That's why, when asked about her experience with pumping breast milk, the mother of two claimed, "I’ve pumped in an airport, I’ve pumped on the side of the road, I’ve pumped everywhere."
Mothers across America have been speaking out about the public shaming surrounding breastfeeding, and it's nice to know that someone like Kunis, who has a voice in today's media, is broadcasting this important message.
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When She Wrote An Essay About Sexism In Hollywood
In 2016, Kunis took to the internet to voice her personal experiences with sexism in Hollywood, saying, "If this is happening to me, it is happening more aggressively to women everywhere." Kunis opened up about being pressured into uncomfortable situations, the wage gap, and blind gender biases that undermine and silence women. She added:
I have the platform to talk about this experience in the hope of bringing one more voice to the conversation so that women in the workplace feel a little less alone and more able to push back for themselves.
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When She Spent Her Honeymoon In An RV Park
Kunis keeps it down to Earth - so much so that she spent her honeymoon in an RV with her in-laws. Kunis had originally bought an RV giftcard for husband Ashton Kutcher as a birthday present, but he quickly concocted the honeymoon idea. To make things even more extreme, the air conditioning broke, and they had their 10-month-old on board.
"Our honeymoon was like a real life National Lampoon's honeymoon," Kunis reminisced. When Jimmy Fallon asked Kunis if she would go RV-ing again, she exclaimed, "Yeah, absolutely. It was fantastic."
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When She Made A Parody Of ‘The Hills’ With James Franco On ‘Funny or Die’
In 2007, Kunis teamed up with the hilarious James Franco to make a Funny or Die video produced by none other than Judd Apatow. The video, which was made during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike, boldly poses the question, "Without writers, what will James Franco and Mila Kunis perform?" The answer? A scene from the MTV reality show The Hills.
Franco donned a ridiuclous wig for his portrayal of the show's bad boy Justin Bobby, and Kunis effortlessly nailed her send up of Audrina Patridge.
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When She Went To A 'Star Trek' Fan Event In Las Vegas
In a 2011 interview with GQ, Kunis opened up about being a lifelong Trekkie. The obsession began in her late teens and spiraled from there. She's got a treasure trove of Star Trek memorabilia, including a signed Leonard Nimoy photo and figurines gifted to her by Jason Segel.
One of her most intense expressions of fandom was her attendance of Star Trek: The Experience in Vegas, where she hung out in Quark's bar and interacted with fake characters.
