Almost everyLegally Blondefan is guilty of purposefully dropping their pen in front of someone cute, so that they can ~sexily~ pick it back up.

It’s very attractive, or so Elle Woods would have us believe.

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It’s been 19 years since the original Legally Blonde was released in cinemas, yet the film somehow never gets old.

The movie inspired a sequelLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde(2003). Then in 2007 there was a musical, which has been performed all over the world.

Most excitingly though, is the franchise is set to return to the big screen with a third movie, with Mindy Kaling andBrooklyn Nine-Ninecreator Dan Goor teaming up to write the script.

So in the name of nostalgia and preparation for what’s to come, here is what the cast of the originalLegally Blondefilm have been doing since 2001.

Elle Woods – Reese Witherspoon.

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Reese Witherspoon is without a doubt the most famous face to come out ofLegally Blonde.

In 2002, one year after the movie, the New Orleans born actress starred in the cult romantic comedySweet Home Alabama.

A year later, as her career began to skyrocket, the actress announced she was separating from husband Ryan Phillippe, father of her two children, Ava and Deacon.

In the years that followed, Witherspoon starred inWalk the Line(2005) alongside Joaquin Phoenix andWater for Elephants(2011) alongside Robert Pattinson.

She dated Jake Gyllenhaal from 2007-2009, and in 2010 it was reported that she was dating Jim Toth, a talent agent. The couple married in 2011 and a year later, they welcomed their son, Tennessee.

In 2017, Reese Witherspoon moved into television when she debuted as Madeline inBig Little Lies,and she's currently starring in Apple TV+'s Morning Wars alongside Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell.

The 44-year-old's life has not been bound strictly to stardom. Reese Witherspoon started her own production company Hello Sunshine, which has producedGone Girl,Wild, and the aforementioned television showBig Little Lies. The actress and entrepreneur has also started her own Southern inspired clothing and homewares line, Draper James, named in honour of her grandparents.

We'll bend and snap to that.

Emmett – Luke Wilson.

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Luke Wilson maintained a career in cinema and television afterLegally Blonde.

The Texas-born 48-year-old, whose brother is actor Owen Wilson, went on to star as Michael Kelso's older brother Casey Kelso onThat 70's Showfrom 2002 through to 2005.

In 2007, he starred in the thrillerVacancyalongside Kate Beckinsale, as well as featuring as the protagonist in the indie filmHenry Poole is Here.

Three years later, he starred inDeath at a Funeral,and between 2011 and 2013, he debuted as Levi Callow inEnlightened.

The actor keeps his romantic life pretty much under wraps.

He is, however, rumoured to have dated basketball star Meg Simpson for a considerable amount of time.

Vivian Kensington – Selma Blair.

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While Selma Blair's character Vivian Kensington wasn't exactly charming, the 47-year-old actress herself is incredibly inspiring.

In 2002, afterLegally Blonde, the actress starred inThe Sweetest Thing(2002) alongside Cameron Diaz, and continued to star in an impressively popular string of films throughout the noughties.

But behind-the-scenes the actress was struggling with MS, which she was diagnosed with in 2018 after years of thinking she was suffering minor illnesses or even a pinched nerve.

TheCruel Intentionsactress posted a photo of an X-Ray to Instagram, discussing degenerative diseases more generally.

"I have #multiplesclerosis. I am in an exacerbation. By the grace of the lord, and will power and the understanding producers at Netflix, I have a job. A wonderful job," she wrote in the post.

"I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken GPS. But we are doing it. And I laugh and I don’t know exactly what I will do precisely but I will do my best," she added.

Blair is mother to eight-year-old son Arthur, who she shares with her fashion designer ex Jason Bleick.

Warner – Matthew Davis.

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One year afterLegally Blonde, Matthew Davis played another 'cool guy', Matt Tollman inBlue Crush.

In 2006, the 42-year-old actor starred inWhat About Brian,and in 2007 he moved into television as Alaric Saltzman onThe Vampire Diaries.

He married actress Kiley Casciano fromNappily Ever Afterin 2018, and is currently starring inLegacieson Netflix.

Oh, and he ran a half-marathon, which isveryWarner.

Paulette – Jennifer Coolidge.

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Jennifer Coolidge is one the most iconic characters fromLegally Blonde.But for many millennials, the 58-year-old actress is remembered for one of her classiest roles on screen; Stifler's mum in theAmerican Piefranchise – a role she revisited between 1999 and 2001.

Following her turn as Elle Woods' nail artist, she starred in the sitcomJoeyas Bobbie, and in 2004 she starred as Hilary Duff's evil stepmother (with an obsession with green lawns and Norwegian salmon) inA Cinderella Story.

Between 2011 and 2017, she also starred in the sitcom2 Broke Girlsas Sophie. But last year she was thrust back into the public eye when she revisited the character of Paulette in Ariana Grande's music video forThank U, Next, which spoofedLegally Blondeas well asSuddenly 30andBring it On.