Reese Witherspoon, 48, proves she doesn't age as she reprises role as Elle Woods and reunites with Bruiser 23 YEARS after Legally Blonde to announce new spin-off series on Amazon Prime Video

Reese Witherspoon appeared to offer further proof she never ages as she reprised her role as Harvard graduate Elle Woods to announce a new Legally Blonde television series – more than two decades after the original hit movie premiered.

The 48-year-old actress wore a matching pink skirt and jacket which she teamed with baby pink heels as she walked onto the stage in search of her dog Bruiser at Amazon's Upfront event in New York City on Tuesday morning. 

She then performed her character's famous 'bend and snap' - a signature move Elle performed for her lovesick manicurist Paulette Bonafonté, played by Jennifer Coolidge - before confirming a prequel is in the works.

'Guys, this is Bruiser!' Reese told Jen Salke, Head of Amazon and MGM Studios. 'Thank you, I'm so glad you found him!'

Reese Witherspoon appeared to offer further proof she never ages as she transformed into Elle Woods to announce a new Legally Blonde television series is in production 

The news comes 23 after Reese first played the pink-obsessed Harvard Law student on the big screen

Reese revealed that the TV series will tell Elle's origin story 'before she became the most famous Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Law school'

'Can I get an autograph?' Alan Moss, vice president of global ad sales for Amazon Ads, then asked, before accidentally dropping his pen.

'Alan, I got it,' Reese replied. 'Because when you get nervous in front of a really big group of people that you're trying to impress, all you have to do is bend and snap.'

At this point, the audience was heard breaking out into wild applause and laughter.

Speaking about the upcoming project, Reese continued: 'I had this crazy idea that the world would want to know the origin story of Elle Woods.

'So here I am, to officially tell you the most amazing news ever, which is that we're going back to high school with Elle.

'Before she became the most famous Gemini vegetarian to graduate from Harvard Law school, she was just a regular 90s high school girl.

'And, thanks to Amazon and Hello Sunshine, all of you are going to get to know her in this new series on Amazon Prime Video. I'm so excited.'

Titled Elle, the series will follow Elle Woods through high school to give viewers an insight into the life experiences that shaped her and turned her into the iconic lead in the first Legally Blonde film.

Reese also performed the iconic 'bend and snap' which was made famous in the2001 film

She was also reunited with Elle's beloved dog Bruiser on stage in a skit which saw Jen Salke, Head of Amazon and MGM Studios 'find' the canine

Reese, will executive produce alongside Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky, Marc Platt and Laura Kittrell, who created the upcoming series and is also set to serve as showrunner. 

Elle will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The cast and a release date have yet to be announced.  

Legally Blonde was released in 2001 and followed sorority girl Elle who attempted to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner Huntington III, played by Matthew Davis, by getting a degree at Harvard Law School, and in the process, overcoming stereotypes about blondes to triumph as a successful lawyer.

Luke Wilson, Selma Blair and Victor Garber also starred.

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde followed in 2003, with a Broadway adaptation of the first film arriving in 2007.

In a press release, Reese, who also announced her upcoming romcom film You’re Cordially Invited, continued: 'I truly couldn't be more excited about this series! Fans will get to know how Elle Woods navigated her world as a teenager with her distinct personality and ingenuity, in ways that only our beloved Elle could do.

'What could be better than that?!' 

The romcom Legally Blonde, directed by Robert Luketic, premiered in 2001

Luke Wilson (pictured) played Elle's love interest in the original film  

 Jennifer Coolidge starred as Elle's lovesick manicurist, Paulette Bonafonté (pictured) 

She added: 'I'm extremely grateful to the incredible teams at Prime Video and Hello Sunshine - along with our amazing writer Laura Kittrell - for making this dream of mine come true. Legally Blonde is back!'

Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios, added: 'One of the most quotable, iconic, and beloved characters that is ingrained in the fabric of Hollywood history has to be Elle Woods, and we are honored to bring her origin story to our global Prime Video customers.

'Reese and Hello Sunshine's vision for this series, coupled with Laura Kittrell's winning voice, made this show completely undeniable.'

Reese celebrated Legally Blonde's 20th anniversary on Instagram back in 2021, calling Elle 'the role of a life time.'

'Omigod you guys ….#LegallyBlonde premiered 20 years ago TODAY! Time flies when you're busy using legal jargon in your every day life,' she posted.

'But truly... playing Elle Woods was the role of a life time and I'm so honored to have been a part of sharing her story with you all.

'Every meme, graduation cap, musical number, halloween costume and bend & snap has brought me so much JOY over these past two decades! I wonder... what will Elle do next?'