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In Hollywood no relationship is more intimate than the one between an actress and her hairstylist. After two decades of blowouts, buns and beachy waves, Jennifer Garner, 50, and Adir Abergel, 44, are so close that the actress interrupted a Zoom interview to confirm that her friend was wearing pants, because "you never know with him," she said before the two erupted in laughter. It's a glimpse into a friendship that started in 2001 when Abergel did Garner's hair for a magazine shoot. His talent has made him one of the most in-demand and innovative stylists in the world (in 2017 he was named creative director of Virtue hair care; Garner joined as brand partner in 2019), but it's Abergel's heart that his clients value most. "Adir is all about giving love," says Garner. "He has an EQ of a billion." In return Abergel calls Garner "one of my favorite human beings on the planet." She trusts him with her strands and her secrets (she calls him "a vault"), but there's one boundary even he can't cross: an asymmetrical haircut. "Never!" she says.