The Legally Blonde actress subsequently clarified the reason for her preference for referring to her co-star by her last name rather than her first.
“Are you aware of the reason?” Witherspoon, whose full name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, stated, “Because my name is Laura and her name is Laura, and it’s confusing to me.”
It seems that Kidman herself had forgotten the star’s actual name, as she responded with, “Oh!” That is accurate.
Witherspoon continued, “I become perplexed and simply refer to her as Dern.” It is impossible for us to both embody Laura. At the outset of her acting career, the icon adopted her mother’s maiden name, Reese.
