Photo: Reese Witherspoon/Instagram
Reese Witherspoonis celebrating her “favorite” daughter on her special day.
On Friday, theLegally Blondestar, 46, paid tribute to daughter Ava with a sweetInstagrampost in honor of her 23rd birthday. Witherspoon, who shares Ava with ex-husbandRyan Phillippe, posted a beautiful photo of the look-alike mother-daughter pair posing in front of a beach sunset.
“Happy Birthday to my favorite daughter, Ava !! 🥰Every day that I get to watch you become the most amazing woman is such a gift,” Witherspoon wrote. “Your gigantic heart, generous spirit, and endless creativity inspire me every day. I love you so much 💞💫🎂.”
The actress also shared an adorable throwback photo of Ava on her Instagram Story as well as a recent shot from when Witherspoon and her daughterwent out for dinner and drinks together.
“Can’t believe this little girl….is turning 23 today! Happy birthday to the most wonderful daughter! I love you, Ava!” wrote theBig Little Liesstar.
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PHOTO: Reese Witherspoon/InstagramPHOTO: Reese Witherspoon/Instagram
“Happy birthday Ava!!! ❤️,” wrote Julianne Moore, while Zooey Deschanel dropped a string of heart-eyed emojis.
“Mom daughter twins 😍❤️,” addedQueer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness.
Witherspoon also shares sonDeacon, 18, with Phillippe, as well as son Tennessee James, 9, with her current husbandJim Toth.
Witherspoon was just 23 years old when she had Ava. The actress laterspoke about being a young momduring an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Show.
“To be completely candid, I was terrified,” Witherspoon told hostDrew Barrymore. “I got pregnant when I was 22 years old, and I didn’t know how to balance work and motherhood, you just do it … I was just like every other mom and dad trying to figure it out.”
Now 23 herself, Ava looks just like her mother — so much so that both Witherspoon and Ava have joked about it in interviews.
“I’m so proud of her. She really rolls with it. I’m sure it’s not easy looking exactly like your mother,” Witherspoon saidin an interviewwithInStyle.
source: people.com
