Dax Shepard is happy to report that Jessica Alba hasn't forgotten about their past fling. "I'll speak for myself. I'm at the age where anyone who will own up to having dated me, I'm kind of like, very proud of that," Shepard, 51, shared on the Monday, March 9, episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast. "I can give you an example." Long before becoming a podcast host, Shepard said that he had the opportunity to go on "a couple of dates" with Alba, 44. "I want to be clear. We were not dating, dating," he shared with guest Amanda Peet. "But Jessica Alba, a long time ago, 20-something years ago.