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Coolidge Reveals 17-Year-Old Audition Misunderstanding at Legally Blonde Reunion

6/22/2026

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Jennifer Coolidge told the Prime Video Elle World panel she mistakenly thought she was auditioning for Elle Woods.
The panel marked Legally Blonde’s 25th anniversary, previewed the prequel series Elle, and reunited Coolidge with co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Ali Larter, Selma Blair and musicians Hoku and Vanessa Carlton.
She joked that at 17 she ‘stupidly’ thought she was auditioning for the lead and called the film one of her favorite jobs.

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Jennifer Coolidge told the Prime Video Elle World panel she mistakenly thought she was auditioning for Elle Woods.
The panel marked Legally Blonde’s 25th anniversary, previewed the prequel series Elle, and reunited Coolidge with co-stars Reese Witherspoon, Ali Larter, Selma Blair and musicians Hoku and Vanessa Carlton.
She joked that at 17 she ‘stupidly’ thought she was auditioning for the lead and called the film one of her favorite jobs.