What, prefer it’s arduous?
Reese Witherspoon’s 25-year-old daughter Ava Phillippe is making her performing debut on Thursday’s episode of “Doctor Odyssey” — and her position has a particular connection to her well-known mother.
In a behind-the-scenes clip shared by the ABC medical drama collection Wednesday, Ava is carrying a two-string pink bikini just like the one Witherspoon, 49, wears for Elle Woods’ Harvard video utility essay in 2001’s “Legally Blonde.”
Ava, who shares an uncanny resemble to her mother, has her brunette hair up in a bun and is carrying a “V” necklace, after her character Veronica, within the video.
“Hi y’all, it’s Ava Phillippe, playing Veronica on the spring break episode of Doctor Odyssey. Tune in!” she tells the digital camera.
Within the new episode, Ava is taking part in one in every of three “vixens” who’re after Dr. Max’s (Joshua Jackson) coronary heart. The opposite “vixens” are being performed by two different nepo infants: Paris Jackson, the daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe, and Charlotte Lawrence, the daughter of Invoice Lawrence and Christa Miller.
Ava is Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s daughter. Her well-known mother and father fell in love on the set of “Cruel Intentions” and obtained married in 1999 whereas Witherspoon was six months pregnant with Ava. Oddly sufficient, Jackson, 46, additionally appeared within the cult basic.
The previous couple cut up in 2006 and finalized their divorce two years later. Additionally they share son Deacon, 21, whereas Witherspoon has one other son, Tennessee Toth, 12, with ex-husband Jim Toth.
Deacon additionally caught the performing bug, as he performed a highschool scholar in two episodes of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix comedy “Never Have I Ever” in 2022.
Kaling, 45, is presently co-writing the script for “Legally Blonde 3” for the large display. Witherspoon, for her half, is engaged on Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming “Legally Blonde” prequel collection.
In Dec. 2021, Ava informed E! Information’ Day by day Pop that after pursuing modeling, she wasn’t ruling out additionally being an actor.
“I don’t see it out of the question, certainly,” she mentioned. “I’m not so sure on where I’m going yet.”
“My parents have always encouraged me to choose the path that’s right for me and, you know, guide me along the way to make better choices than I might make,” she continued. “I’m so grateful for that.”
Ava added, “That is such a privilege to have parents that support you in that way and to want you to be who you truly are meant to be. So I think I’m trying to do that.”
Additionally in 2021, Witherspoon went on the “Armchair Expert” podcast and mirrored on elevating Ava as a single mother.
“I did not have a lot of support with my first baby and I learned really early, like this is not going to work,” the “Morning Show” star shared. “I was lucky enough to have money saved and I didn’t have to work, but it’s just not a one-person job.”
The next yr, Witherspoon mentioned on “Today with Hoda and Jenna” that she and Ava don’t agree with the general public sentiment that they appear an identical.
“It’s so funny! She and I don’t see it that much,” she admitted.
