Reese Witherspoon is making a surprising revelation about her most defining role as Elle Woods in the classic Legally Blonde.
During an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter back in 2019, Reese shared that she almost got turned down for the part for being ‘repellent.’
The actress, who portrayed the ambitious, ruthless student Tracy Flick in the 1999’s Election, reflected on her experience as she failed to impress certain executives on the set of Legally Blonde.
She told the outlet, “They thought I was a shrew.”
Recounting an instance from the past, the Big Little Lies star claimed that the producer thought she literally played herself in the Alexander Payne directorial, “My manager finally called and said, ’You’ve got to go meet with the studio head because he will not approve you [for Legally Blonde].”
Reese further went on to add, “And then I was told to dress sexy.”
Sharing her stance on dressing up a certain way, Reese, who played Rachel Green’s sister in Friends, said, “You’re 23, you have a baby at home, you need the money and you’re being told that by people who know what they’re doing”.
In addition, she acknowledged that the audition process for the 2001 film was rigorous and revealed that she had to meet with producers in character.