Reese Witherspoon’s daughter, Ava Phillippe, has openly discussed her sexuality on Instagram.
Witherspoon has three children, sharing Ava and her son Deacon Phillippe with her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.
The Legally Blonde actress also shares a son named Tennessee James Toth with her ex Jim Toth.
Ava has now opened up about her sexuality, sharing some powerful social media posts – and the internet is loving it!
“Yaaaaaaaas! Welcome to the club, lovely!” one fan cheered.
Another wrote, “Congratulations to you! Good for you. Beautiful, just like your mom.”
A third added, “Whatever you want to be is none of my business! I will support you no matter what.”
This isn’t the first time Ava’s personal life has made headlines.
Previously, Reese Witherspoon opened up to InStyle about the unique challenges her children faced growing up in the spotlight—something she never experienced herself.
“It’s an odd situation because I didn’t grow up famous. So [Ava is] living an experience that I did not have, and so are my sons,” the Big Little Lies actress shared. “We’re lucky to have friends who grew up in Hollywood and can offer guidance on how to navigate it.”
Witherspoon reaffirmed her unwavering support for her children as they navigate their own paths, stating, “Ava is so down-to-earth. She wants to do great things in the world.”
The Cruel Intentions actress shared that Ava is on a journey of self-discovery, exploring her identity and future.
Earlier this year, Ava made headlines when she came out on Instagram!
Ava, 25, is often mistaken for the Just Like Heaven actress and already has a successful career of her own – she’s partnered up with renowned brands like Beyoncé’s Ivy Park and Pat McGrath Labs.
Recently, she engaged with her one million Instagram followers using the platform’s Q&A feature and ended up discussing her sexuality.
One user inquired about Ava’s preferences regarding her romantic interests, to which the star offered a straightforward response.
“I’m attracted to… people!” she conveyed in text overlaid on a picture of herself donning a glamourous blue eye shadow.
She then elaborated in parenthesis: “Gender is whatever.”
While Ava doesn’t explicitly state her sexuality in the post, anyone attracted to a person and not a gender may identify as pansexual.
Pansexual means being ‘attracted to all gender identities, or attracted to people regardless of gender,’ according to GLAAD.
Ava is believed to be in a relationship with Owen Mahoney, a fellow student at UC Berkeley, and they reportedly began dating around 2019.
As they are largely offline, it’s unclear if they are still together, although he has been conspicuously absent from her Instagram in recent times.
Since her initial announcement, Ava has discussed her sexuality further.
She’s previously warned (via People): “I can and will block profiles commenting bigoted/hateful messages under my posts.
“My Instagram profile is not a place for cruelty/hate speech and I intend to do what I can to keep it that way. Peace and love.”
And this summer, in celebration of Pride Month, she shared another image proudly proclaiming her LGTBQ+ status.
Ava’s post read: *“Once upon a time, some gal on the internet said ‘gender is whatever’ in reference to her own sexuality.
“Many took her words out of context, but she knew what she meant. Anyways, this is her posting for the first day of Pride Month 2024.”*
She also followed up on her Instagram story, wishing a “Happy Pride Month” to “my LGBTQ+ community”—and even to the haters in the comments.
The post was met with overwhelming support, with Charmed actress Alyssa Milano commenting, “This picture made me smile so big. Happy Pride!”
TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney added, “So much love for you!”
And it seems Ava has her famous mom’s full support—Reese Witherspoon left a like on the heartfelt post.
