Reese Witherspoon, daughter Ava.Photo: Reese WItherspoon/instagram
Reese Witherspoonis feeling nostalgic!On Friday, the mom of three shared a throwback photo of herself on the set of the comedyLittle Nickywith her eldest child, daughter Ava, in 1999.“Me and my little Angel Ava 💫” shewroteon Instagram.At the time, Witherspoon was just 23. She also poked fun in her caption at the fact that she was cast asAdam Sandler’s mom for the film, even though he is 10 years older than her."#1999 on the set of Little Nicky playing @adamsandler’s mom," she wrote. “Yes. His MOM. 🤣"Witherspoon, 44, is mom to daughterAva Elizabeth, 21, and sonDeacon Reese, 16, with ex-husbandRyan Phillippe. The actress also shares sonTennessee James, 7, with husbandJim Toth.She has previously been candid about becoming a mother early in her life and career.The year Witherspoon gave birth to Ava, she starred in the filmsElection,Cruel IntentionsandBest Laid Plans. Not long after, she took on the iconic role of Elle Woods inLegally Blonde.“To be completely candid, I was terrified too,” Witherspoonsaidof being a young parent while onThe Drew Barrymore Showlast year. “I got pregnant when I was 22 years old, and I didn’t know how to balance work and motherhood, you just do it.“Reese Witherspoon/ Instagram"I didn’t know if I was going to have steady work, too,” she continued. “I made movies, but I hadn’t established myself as someone who could demand that it shoot close to my kids' school.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Witherspoon added that at the time she “didn’t have any real power or leverage within my industry.““I was just like every other mom and dad trying to figure it out,” she said. “There’s a lot of compromise. Every bit of that sacrifice is truly worth it. You feel like that’s what makes me wake up on a Sunday, it’s not movies or my job, it’s my kids.”
Reese Witherspoonis feeling nostalgic!
On Friday, the mom of three shared a throwback photo of herself on the set of the comedyLittle Nickywith her eldest child, daughter Ava, in 1999.
“Me and my little Angel Ava 💫” shewroteon Instagram.
At the time, Witherspoon was just 23. She also poked fun in her caption at the fact that she was cast asAdam Sandler’s mom for the film, even though he is 10 years older than her.
“#1999 on the set of Little Nicky playing @adamsandler’s mom,” she wrote. “Yes. His MOM. 🤣”
Witherspoon, 44, is mom to daughterAva Elizabeth, 21, and sonDeacon Reese, 16, with ex-husbandRyan Phillippe. The actress also shares sonTennessee James, 7, with husbandJim Toth.
She has previously been candid about becoming a mother early in her life and career.
The year Witherspoon gave birth to Ava, she starred in the filmsElection,Cruel IntentionsandBest Laid Plans. Not long after, she took on the iconic role of Elle Woods inLegally Blonde.
“To be completely candid, I was terrified too,” Witherspoonsaidof being a young parent while onThe Drew Barrymore Showlast year. “I got pregnant when I was 22 years old, and I didn’t know how to balance work and motherhood, you just do it.”
Reese Witherspoon/ Instagram
“I didn’t know if I was going to have steady work, too,” she continued. “I made movies, but I hadn’t established myself as someone who could demand that it shoot close to my kids' school.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Witherspoon added that at the time she “didn’t have any real power or leverage within my industry.”
“I was just like every other mom and dad trying to figure it out,” she said. “There’s a lot of compromise. Every bit of that sacrifice is truly worth it. You feel like that’s what makes me wake up on a Sunday, it’s not movies or my job, it’s my kids.”
source: people.com
