Reese Witherspoon Announces ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series

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I had this crazy idea that the world might want to know the origin story of Elle Woods. So here I am to officially tell you the most amazing news ever, which is that we’re going back to high school with Elle.

— Reese Witherspoon, famous for her role as Elle Woods in the “Legally Blonde” movies, in comments given concerning a new Prime Video prequel series titled “Elle.” According to Witherspoon, who will serve as an executive producer on the series, before Woods was the “most famous Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Law School,” she was a “regular ‘90s high school girl.” The show will focus on the experiences that shaped Woods and help her to become the lawyer that inspired so many legal careers. Check out Witherspoon’s in character announcement, below.

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