Reese Witherspoonshared a sweetbirthdayshout-out to friendOprah Winfreythis week.
“Happy birthday @Oprah!! ?,” Witherspoon, 43, tweeted. “It is an honor to know and walk through this world with you. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and advice… it is truly invaluable! ??”
During their time making the 2018 Disney film — which also co-starredMindy Kaling—Witherspoongot to know Winfreybeyond her larger-than-life television persona.
“She really is like your best friend,” Witherspoon toldWSJ. Magazinein 2018. “She’s relatable, she loves to have a good time, she loves to drink a margarita.”
“We had at least four hours doing hair and makeup every day, and Oprah could have had her own trailer,” Witherspoon added of her bonding time with Winfrey. “But she decided she wanted to do it with Mindy and myself.”
The instant feeling of friendship was mutual for Winfrey, who told the magazine at the time that she had a blast working with her costars.
“I can’t remember the last time I had that much fun,” said Winfrey. “We were fired up. We were alive in that trailer every morning. Reese was the DJ, playing all this old Southern blues music. We listened to more Sam Cooke than I’ve heard since I was a kid.”
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The pair first met onTheOprah WinfreyShowwhen Witherspoon was promoting her 2005 filmWalk the Line, which went on to win the star anOscar.
Witherspoon and Winfrey both share country roots — as a teen, the former talk show host moved to Nashville, where theBig Little Liesactress grew up.
“I think Southern girls have a thing,” Winfrey toldWSJ.
Wrinkle in TimedirectorAva DuVernayalso wished “Queen” Winfrey a happy birthday, sharing avideoon Twitter of the mogul dancing to “The Cupid Shuffle.”
“Queen. She shows me how to live life with intention and integrity. To be brave in my dreaming,” wrote DuVernay, 47, who also worked with Winfrey for her 2014 filmSelma. “To listen to the voice inside waiting patiently to be heard. To hold the hand of each day, like the friend that it is. Happy Birthday, @Oprah. And thank you!”
source: people.com
