Reese Witherspoon became a mom in her early 20s, and at the same time, her career began to take off. She revealed that it was a lot all at once, but she also told fans the ironic career advice she was given at that time.

In a recent interview on an episode of The Interview podcast for The New York Times, Witherspoon talked about being a young mom in Hollywood, and how Legally Blonde changed the trajectory of her career.

She said, “I wasn’t going to beg for parts; parts were coming to me. And that almost made it scarier, because I wasn’t picking and choosing what I would reach and strive for. It was more like, what will I not do?”

But she added the twist: so many people told her to stay away from this one type of role.

“You know what the most ironic part was? I was always being told by

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