Reese Witherspoon has finally introduced who will play the next Elle Woods for the much-awaited “Legally Blonde” prequel series.
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On February 14, Reese shared on Instagram who will be the new Elle Woods for the prequel series titled, “Elle.”
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“Allow me to introduce you to the new Elle Woods! After watching so many incredible auditions for the new Elle prequel series on @PrimeVideo, we finally found our Elle. And today, I got to break the news myself! Meet @leximinetree,” she wrote.
In the clip, the 48-year-old actress sat next to Lexi, who both wore hot pink outfits. Then, she broke the news: “Your audition tape was amazing, as we talked about and we had to make a really hard decision the other day. And we wanted to tell you in person because you’ve just worked really hard. And we just wanted to tell you that you don’t have to audition anymore because you got the part.”
The young star, who immediately broke into tears, embraced the American actress after hearing the good news.
Lexi Minetree, who previously appeared in “Law & Order” and “The Murdaugh Murders,” expressed her gratitude in a heartfelt Instagram post.
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“Thank you to my family, friends, and reps who believe in me and my silly lil dreams. Thank you to @amazonmgmstudios , @hellosunshine, and everyone involved with this project for trusting me with this iconic role,” she wrote.
“And thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to @reesewitherspoon for handing me down Elle Woods. I already love her so so much, I promise she’s in good hands. P.S. Thank you for showing me how amazing I am going to look in the future, soooo looking forward to that,” she added.
“Legally Blonde” is a popular 2001 American comedy film that follows the story of a sorority girl named Elle Wounds who broke stereotypes when she got a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend.
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