‘My little angel’: Reese Witherspoon posts cute flashback of daughter Ava… when she was playing Adam Sandler’s MOTHER in 1999 movie Little Nicky
- The 44-year-old star appeared to be poking fun at the fact she was cast as the mother of Adam Sandler, 54, despite their ten-year age gap
- Reese was just 23 when she gave birth to her first child, daughter Ava Philippe with then-husband Ryan Philippe in 1999
- ‘Oo the set of Little Nicky playing Adam Sandler’s mom. Yes. His MOM’ she wrote on Friday
Reese Witherspoon was just 23 when she gave birth to her first child, daughter Ava Philippe with then-husband Ryan Philippe in 1999.
On Friday. the Legally Blonde star was feeling nostalgic for that time, as she posted an adorable snap of herself with Ava, 21, as a baby, on set of the Adam Sandler movie Little Nicky.
Revealing that the photo was taken when she was working, Reese explained: ‘Me and my little Angel Ava. #1999 on the set of Little Nicky playing @adamsandler’s mom. Yes. His MOM.’
‘My little angel’: Reese Witherspoon posts adorable flashback of daughter Ava… when she was playing Adam Sandler’s MOTHER on set of Little Nicky in 1999
The 44-year-old star appeared to be poking fun at the fact she was cast as the mother of Adam Sandler, 54, despite their ten-year age gap.
At this point in Reese’s career, she had wracked up an extremely impressive resume, even before she starred in Legally Blonde or won her Oscar for Walk The Line.
She had earned a reputation for putting in stellar performances in independent films such as Election, Cruel Intentions, and Best Laid Plans – all released in 1999.
Strange role: The 44-year-old star appeared to be poking fun at the fact she was cast as the mother of Adam Sandler, 54, despite their ten-year age gap (pictured in 1999’s Little Nicky)
Little Nicky would end up being released in 2000 with less than favorable reviews, but Reese was already on to bigger and better things with the career-changing role of Elle Woods in the Legally Blonde franchise, that confirmed her status as a big bankable star in Hollywood.
Reese shares her two oldest children, including 17-year-old son Deacon with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, 46.
The two actors were first introduced at her 21st birthday party in 1997, and two years later they married in a ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina.
Which one’s which? The A-lister often leaves her followers seeing double when she posts photos with her lookalike daughter Ava
Blended family: Reese shares Deacon and his 21-year-old sister Ava Phillippe with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, while she and her husband Jim Toth share eight-year-old Tennessee
The couple later separated in 2006 and finalized their divorce the following year.
In early 2010, Reese was reported to have begun dating the talent agent Jim Toth, and they married the following year at her estate in Ojai, California.
Reese welcomed her third son, Tennessee, eight, with Jim in 2012.
Although the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has slowed down Reese’s Hollywood projects, she has plenty of high-profile projects in the pipeline.
She’ll be returning to her popular Legally Blonde series for a third outing as Elle Woods with her friend Mindy Kaling writing the screenplay.
She’ll also be returning to the sequel Sing 2 to voice the character Rosita, and she’ll take on the title role in the upcoming Disney live-action film Tinkerbell.
Seeing the resemblance: Reese Witherspoon, 44, looks a lot like her 17-year-old son Deacon Phillippe that he could have been her younger brother in a cute selfie
New love: In early 2010, Reese was reported to have begun dating Jim, a talent agent, and they married the following year at her estate in Ojai, California
Coming soon: The pandemic has slowed down her film projects, but Reese has a high-profile Legally Blonde sequel in the pipeline