What, like snagging the role was hard?
Lexi Minetree is set to portray a young Elle Woods in a Legally Blonde prequel series titled Elle slated to hit Prime Video on July 1. The series follows Elle in her high school years, set in 1995, and details all the defining moments of her life before she eventually went to Harvard. And the anticipation is ON for Lexi to show off how she’s portraying Reese Witherspoon‘s iconic character.
In a new video posted by Today, fans get a glimpse with Lexi’s official audition tape for the series, and OMG you guys… you’re not going to BELIEVE what a perfect fit she was from the very beginning!
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Watch for yourself (below):
She’s got the role of Elle DOWN, all the way to the mannerisms! Bravo! In the comments, fans reacted:
“This is genius”
“This is actually a really cute audition reel”
“she’s perfect. I get why they chose her from this.”
“She sounds just like Elle too”
“This just convinced me to watch”
“Oh she’s perfect! Go Lexi! Can’t wait to watch the series”
“as much as an elle prequel doesnt seem to be a good idea honestly i trust her with the role of elle woods. let her cook”
“This is the cutest thing ever!!”
“yeah my girl is perfect”
You can also see some clips from the Elle red carpet (below)!
What do U think, Perezcious readers? Will U be watching? Sound OFF (below).
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