Reese Witherspoon’
s youngest son Tennessee Roth has moved on from calling her “mom.” He’s now adopted a unique, unexpected nickname for her.
The
Legally Blonde
star
took to her Instagram story on Wednesday to reveal the wacky moniker her 12-year-old came up with as part of a popular social media trend in which people list all the different names they go by based on the people and jobs in their life.
Next to a video of her laughing, she wrote: “‘Morty’ to my youngest, no clue why.”
Witherspoon went on to list a few of her other names, from her government one to the nickname her high school friends have for her.
“‘Laura Jeanne’ to the government.
‘Reese’ to my fans
. ‘Sister’ to my brother. ‘R Dubs’ to my friends,” she continued. “‘Ladybug’ to my mother. ‘Pieces’ to my high school friends.’ ‘Miss Reese’ to my friends’ children. ‘Mama’ to my older kids.”
The
Big Little Lies
actor shares her two oldest kids — Ava Phillippe, 25, Deacon Phillippe, 21, — with her ex-husband, actor Ryan Phillippe, and Tennessee with her second ex-husband, actor and producer Jim Toth.
Witherspoon’s nickname reveal comes a few months after she addressed feud rumors between her and
Titanic
star Kate Winslet
.
In February, Witherspoon spoke out on Instagram, telling fans not to believe everything they hear or read.
“Hey guys .. just spoke to my very dear friend for years, Kate W. We laughed about this stupidity,” she said referring to the online chatter about them. “Please do not believe the internet. We are good friends and have never had any falling out.”
She then added: “This is completely UNTRUE …so silly!”
Feud speculation first sparked after Witherspoon appeared to allude to the name of an A-lister who “doesn’t like her” after she made a speech in her honor.
Speaking to
People
The magazine recounted how Witherspoon recalled her speech inadvertently turning into a roast, causing one of her friends, an actor colleague, to cease communicating with her.
“So, one of my acquaintances – someone whose close friendship I never quite formed with, yet she was a deeply dedicated and formal actress – requested me to present her with an award,” she elaborated.
People
But I had never attended one of these award ceremonies before, so I imagined it would be similar to a roast. Therefore, I stood up and delivered my best roast.
“But that wasn’t the mood,” said Witherspoon’s
You’re Cordially Invited
co-star Will Ferrell added, to which she replied: “No.”
“The tone was British, elegant, classy,” she continued. “And I was like, ‘Remember the time we got laser hair removal?’”
Witherspoon then candidly pointed out that she’s “still embarrassed about it.”
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