'What, Like It's Hard?' Reese Witherspoon ChannelsLegally Blonde's Elle Woods as She Visits Harvard

Mar. 15, 2025

Reese Witherspoon (left) poses with Kate Maistrenko at Harvard University.Photo:Kate Maistrenko/Instagram

Kate Maistrenko/Instagram

Reese Witherspoonwas back in a familiar setting.

The actress and producer, 48, was spotted at Harvard Business School earlier this week — a fun callback to her time starring inLegally Blondeas Elle Woods, who attended Harvard Law School.

Witherspoon, dressed in a black pleated skirt, black cardigan sweater and heels, checked out the prestigious school in Boston’s Lower Allston neighborhood on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

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Reese Witherspoon poses with Kate Maistrenko at Harvard University.Kate Maistrenko/Instagram

Kate Maistrenko, who was in town to row in the Head of the Charles with the Ukrainian Olympic team, spotted Witherspoon and chatted with her about everything from Witherspoon’s company,Hello Sunshine, to the star’s support for Maistrenko’s home country of Ukraine.

“We talked for, like, 10 minutes. It was really, really nice conversation,” Maistrenko, who was attending some lectures as a guest while in town, tells PEOPLE. “She wished me all the best with my rowing.”

“She’s a rock star in everything that she does,” the athlete continues, noting that Witherspoon was “super friendly” and “so sweet.”

“I’m a woman in STEM, and I support women in business, so it’s always nice to see somebody who has an influence on the world to make a global impact,” Maistrenko adds.

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Reese Witherspoon in ‘Legally Blonde’.Tracy Bennett/MGM Pictures/Getty

Tracy Bennett/MGM Pictures/Getty

The star’s rumored boyfriend, financierOliver Haarmann, received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Witherspoon, who played the iconic Woods in the first twoLegally Blondefilms, confirmed that she’s reprising her role in a third installment of the beloved rom-com franchise in June 2018.

Back in April,Deadlinereported that aLegally Blondespinoff series was also being produced with Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM studios, though no plot details were revealed.

source: people.com