Reese Witherspoon Shocks Jennifer Aniston with Name Revelation

Jennifer Aniston was stunned to learn Reese Witherspoon’s real name.

The 56-year-old actress has been friends with her Morning Show co-star for over two decades, but she had no idea the Cruel Intentions star’s real name is Laura.

While playing a game of “Do You Even Know Me?” for LadBible, Jennifer guessed Reese’s middle name incorrectly.

Reese revealed: “It’s Jeanne. I’m Laura Jeanne. That’s my real name.”

Visibly shocked, Jennifer replied: “What? Laura? Who’s Laura? Laura Jeanne? I’m not calling you that—‘Come on, Laura Jeanne.’ Where did Reese come from?”

Reese clarified: “That’s my middle name.”

Jennifer marveled: “Laura Jeanne Reese. What made you go with Reese for your acting name?”

The 49-year-old actress explained: “I didn’t change it. My name was always Reese. I don’t know your middle name.”

Jennifer shared hers is Joanna, prompting Reese to give her a new nickname. She said: “I was today years old. Does anyone call you J.J.?”

Jennifer admitted: “Ummm, no.”

Reese insisted: “Well, I do now!”

Jennifer isn’t the only one surprised by Reese’s real name. The Legally Blonde star has previously explained she calls her Big Little Lies co-star Laura Dern by her surname because using her first name feels too “confusing,” much to Nicole Kidman’s bafflement.

In a Vanity Fair interview last year, Nicole said: “I hate how you call her Dern. It sounds so weird. I’m always like ‘Laura,’ and you’re like ‘No, Dern, Dern,’ and I’m like, ‘Why?’”