Christina Applegate on Why She Passed on Playing Elle Woods in' Legally Blonde'

Oh my god, you guys —Legally Blondenearly starred Christina Applegate!

“The story’s been out there but I wasn’t actually offered it, the script came to me,” said Applegate. “But at that time, I had just gotten off ofMarried with Childrenand I felt like it was too close to what I had just been doing and I was very interested in removing myself from that.”

“I don’t regret it becauseReese Witherspoondid a much better job than I ever could and she now has way more money and way more success, and so why would I even regret that?” Applegate joked.

Of course, Applegate has had a long and successful career since, with roles inThe Sweetest Thing,Anchorman,Bad Moms,Surviving Christmas, and more.

She’s now starring in the Netflix seriesDead to Meopposite Linda Cardellini, who was actually inLegally Blondeplaying Chutney Windham, the daughter of the deceased Hayworth Windham with a penchant for perms.

Cardellini, 43, was also onWWHLwith Applegate. “You could have worked with me,” she teased her costar, after learning she had passed onLegally Blonde.

“S—!” Applegate teased.

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Legally Blondefollows sorority girl Elle, who decides to trail her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law school after he breaks her heart. In addition to Woods, the comedy starred Luke Wilson, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair, Victor Garber and Ali Larter.

Fans of the film won’t have to wait long to see Elle back on the big screen.

Last June,Witherspoonconfirmed that she wasreprising her iconicLegally Blondecharacter for a third installment of the beloved film franchise— slipping back into the pink sequin bikini Elle wore for her Harvard Law applicationin the original 2001 film.

“It’s true,” Witherspoon wrote on social media ofLegally Blonde 3, captioning a video of herself in the two-piece as she drifted on a blue pool float.

Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde.Tracy Bennett/MGM/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

Plot points or returning cast members haven’t been announced yet forLegally Blonde 3, butMGM announced the third installment will hit theaters on Valentine’s Day, 2020.

Legally Blonde 3will have a special producer, too: Witherspoon, herself.

source: people.com