Big Little Lies co-star who admitted that she "forgot" Reese's legal birth name. In a video for published on Wednesday, June 6, the two actors reunited to talk about the fifth anniversary of Big Little Lies. When the Cruel Intentions star was sharing a story about their other co-star Laura Dern, Nicole chimed in to ask why Reese only refers to her by her last name.
"My other favorite thing is that I called Dern when we were shooting Big Little Lies...
" Reese was saying. Nicole interrupted her, and said: "I hate how you call her Dern, though." "Why?" Reese added.
“It sounds so weird. I’m always like, ‘Laura,’ and you’re like, ‘No, Dern, Dern,’ and I’m like, ‘Why?'” Nicole added. "I'm gonna tell you why.
Do you know why?" the Legally Blonde responded saying, "'Cause my name is Laura, and her name’s Laura and it’s confusing to me. My name is Laura Jeanne." She added, "So I get confused so I call her Dern because we can't both be Laura.
" The Morning Show star was born with the full name Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon and shortened her name to her mother Betty Reese’s maiden name when she started acting. While Nicole forgot her costar's real name, the pair have become close friends since starring in the first two seasons of the HBO series, which premiered in 2017. Along with Laura, the cast also consists of Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz, with Meryl Streep joining the cast in season 2.
Season 2 of the series premiered on HBO in 2019 so it has been qui.
