“Legally Blonde” Cast Reunites For Premiere Of “Elle” Series
In celebration of new Prime Video series Elle, which follows a high school version of Elle Woods, the cast of Legally Blonde were together for the first time since the film’s release 25 years ago.
Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair, Ali Larter, Matthew Davis and Victor Garber all appeared at “Elle World,” an immersive fan event in Manhattan Saturday June 20. It was an emotional moment for Witherspoon who said, “When I walked in and I saw this moment, it just felt like it was galvanizing how I felt about playing this character — I’m gonna cry.” She told the crowd, “Playing this character for 25 years has been the privilege of my life, just because people come up to me and they tell me stories about how they go to law school because of her or they named their daughter Elle or they overcame some incredible challenge in their life because she did that. She went through this experience of feeling like everybody was looking down on her or judged her, and I don’t know a person on earth who hasn’t felt like an underdog in some situation. Watching this happen is extremely emotional for me, and I’m really just so touched that you’re all here.”
Lexi Mintree stars as a high school “Elle” in the prequel series premiering on Prime Video July 1.