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Legally Blonde’s Reese Witherspoon celebrates 15 years since hit movie

The role turned Reese into a household name back in 2001.
Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde

Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde

She gave hope to ‘dumb blondes’ everywhere when she transformed into Elle Woods – the glamorous, ‘air-headed’ princess who became top of her law class after a bad breakup.

And Reese Witherspoon has been celebrating the role that made her a household, by sharing a series of tributes to the first Legally Blonde movie – on the 15th anniversary of its release.

Celebrating in the most Elle Woods way possible, Reese shared videos of how to do the famous bend and snap, inspirational quotes from the film, plus pictures of her with infamous outfits from the movie.

Remember the powder pink bunny girl outfit? It still exists. Or the heinous pink sequin bikini? Reese shares a picture of her relaxing in the pool (looking incredible of course) in the very same swimwear used for the motion picture.

THAT pink bunny outfit

The very same pink sequin bikini

Some life inspiration for us all

Reese was just 25 when she took on the role of Elle, who was hell-bent on proving to her snobby ex boyfriend that she could be a successful lawyer. And with some of the best comeback lines of its time, Legally Blonde remains one of our favourite chick flicks to date.

Here are some of the best words of wisdom from Elle Woods:

Warner Huntington III: “You got into Harvard Law?”

Elle: “What? Like it’s hard?”

“Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed.”

“I taught Bruiser to shop online, I think I can handle Congress.”

“I like your outfit too, except when I dress up as a frigid bitch, I try not to look so constipated.”

“If I’m going to be a partner in a law firm by the time I’m 30, I’m going to need a boyfriend who’s not a complete bonehead.”

“You must always have faith in people. And, most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.”

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