Reese Witherspoon wishes ‘glorious’ lookalike daughter Ava Phillippe a happy 24th birthday: ‘I love you to the stars and back!’
Reese Witherspoon wished her “glorious” lookalike daughter Ava Phillippe a happy 24th birthday on Instagram on Saturday.
Her post included a recent photo of the movie star and her daughter together, proving their uncanny resemblance.
In addition to the newer snapshot, Reese added a heartwarming return of himself with Ava when the latter was a little girl.
The 47-year-old actress shares Ava and a 19-year-old son named Deacon Phillippe with her smoldering first husband Ryan Phillippe.
“Watching you grow and become the most inspiring, thoughtful, creative, dynamic and funny woman has been the joy of my life,” Reese wrote in her birthday post on Saturday.
Doppelgangers: Reese Witherspoon wished her ‘glorious’ lookalike daughter Ava Phillippe a happy 24th birthday on Instagram this Saturday
“I’ve learned so much from being your mother. How lucky is that??!! I love you to the stars and back!’ the Legally Blonde star added.
Reese took the show to her Insta Stories and waxed rhapsodic about “This cute little person… who always makes me laugh and smile, who loves to have fun and celebrate… SHE IS 24 TODAY !!!’
During a recent public appearance, Reese opened up about “editing” her social circle to optimize her life.
“Work your friendships,” she said on stage at HubSpot’s annual INBOUND conference in Boston, according to People magazine.
‘Everyone over forty knows it. If you don’t add anything to my life, get out of my life,” the Big Little Lies star explained. ‘My grandmother always said that people are radiators or drains. Stick to radiators.’
Along with her two older children, Reese also has an 11-year-old son named Tennessee, whom she welcomed with her second husband Jim Toth.
Jim, an ex-talent agent who represented names like Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey, married Reese in 2011 at her ranch in Ojai, California.
They announced their divorce in March this year, just two days before they would have celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary.
Baby Mine: In addition to the newer snapshot, Reese added a heartwarming return of himself with Ava when the latter was a little girl
Proud Mom: Reese brought the show to her Insta Stories and talked about ‘This cute little person… who always makes me laugh and smile, who loves to have fun and celebrate’
Side by Side: Reese’s Insta Stories feature photo after photo of her and her daughter together, proving their uncanny resemblance
Insiders said this later Page six that Hollywood gossip had been circulating for months that the marriage was on the brink of collapse.
On April 1 A TMZ A report revealed that Reese had filed for divorce in Nashville, citing irreconcilable differences.
According to court documents, Reese intended to adhere to what she called the “adequate and sufficient provisions” set forth in their prenuptial agreement.
It’s said that Reese and Jim’s lifestyles diverged in recent years, as her Hollywood renaissance went gangbusters and he preferred more relaxation.
A source said People that Jim, who used to work at CAA but left in 2019 to work at doomed streamer Quibi, is “more laid back” while Reese is “cocky and focused.”
“They spent less and less time together while she was at work,” said one insider, while another added: “She has her hand in many pots; he prefers less frenzy.”
Although Hollywood is currently on hold due to the strikes, Reese has a formidable list of projects in the pipeline for when work resumes, not only as an actress but also as a producer – a role she has thrown herself into with great enthusiasm.
On the acting front, her work includes her Apple TV+ series The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston, as well as a third Legally Blonde film.