Reese Witherspoon ‘found’ her voice as a single mother: ‘Nobody’s going to help us’
Reese Witherspoon looked inward for strength during the most difficult time in her life.
Witherspoon, 48, joined Laura Dern and Octavia Spencer during an interview for her production company Hello Sunshine’s annual Shine Away event, where she recalled having to “make decisions” both in business and at home.
When asked if there was a specific moment in life when she “found” her voice, Witherspoon admitted that “many times” came to mind, and that she found inspiration in her Hello Sunshine banner.
One of the reasons she likes the organization is that “we look at stories of women who have saved themselves,” Witherspoon said before adding, “because every woman in this room has saved herself,” whether it’s a “financial situation, an educational situation, a bad relationship. , she had to save herself,” the magazine said. the People.
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Reese Witherspoon knew “nobody was going to help her” as a single mom. (Getty Images)
“There is a moment in our lives when you realize, there is no waiting, no one is coming to help, no one is coming to make that decision.”
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Witherspoon added, “For me, I have to make that decision. I’ve had a lot of those. Being a single mom in my 20s, I had to make a lot of decisions for my two kids and a lot more. And financial decisions, too.”
“There is a moment in our lives when you realize, there is no waiting, no one will help us, no one is coming to make that decision.”
The “Legally Blonde” actress was 23 years old when she welcomed her first child into the world, daughter Ava, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. The former couple married months before Ava was born in 1999.
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Their second son, Deakoni, was born in 2003. After three years, Ryan and Reese announced their separation, and filed for divorce in November 2006. The following year, their marriage ended with a final divorce settlement in June 2008.
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She married CAA talent agent Jim Toth in 2011, and welcomed a son named Tennessee James in September 2012. In March 2023, Witherspoon and Toth announced their intention to separate after 11 years of marriage.
Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon got married in 1999 and have two children together. (RJ Capak/WireImage)
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth announced they were separating days before their 12th wedding anniversary. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chando)
“It is with great care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce,” they said at the time. “We have enjoyed many wonderful years together and move forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for all we have created together.”
When it came to business, Witherspoon recalled thinking she was “doing something wrong” when, even after receiving credit for “Big Little Lies,” she couldn’t keep up with her production company’s debts.
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“I had four employees and I couldn’t light the lights. I remember the accountant calling me to leave, you didn’t make enough money to produce those three things to keep four employees,” he said. “And I was like, ‘I’m doing something wrong.’
Reese Witherspoon shares two children with ex Ryan Phillippe, and has one son with ex-husband, Jim Toth. (Instagram)
He added, “Another thing is that I think it was an important moment for me to realize that there were things I didn’t know, and I had to reach out for help, and that’s when I had a friend help me make a business plan.” . It’s also good to know what you can’t do, and I know what I’m good at, but it’s also important to say, ‘I’m not good at something.’
The Academy Award winner is rumored to be dating financier Oliver Haarmann. The two have been seen together many times, with sources confirming to People that they are just “in love”.
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“He’s enjoying it but he doesn’t want too much attention. He’s busy with work and his son,” the source said. “These are things that are important to him.”
