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Reese Witherspoon's ex Ryan Phillippe sparks major fan reaction with new photo

The former couple were married from 1999 until 2007

Gemma Strong
Online Digital News Director
May 18, 2021
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Reese Witherspoon's ex husband Ryan Phillippe might have been keeping a low profile in recent years – but a new photo shared on his Instagram has sparked a major reaction amongst his fans.

The Big Sky actor, 46, posted a picture showing him posing in a suit for a mirror selfie inside his bedroom – and it got his followers all saying the same thing.

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"Do you ever age? Good grief," one wrote, while a second echoed: "What fountain are you drinking from, that you don't age! WOW!!" A third stated, "Still look 27!" and a fourth joked: "Do you need a date? For anything?!"

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Reese, 45, and Ryan met in 1997 at a party for her 21st birthday and one year later co-starred in the hit film, Cruel Intentions.

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Ryan caused quite a stir with his youthful appearance

They were married in June 1999 and went on to welcome two children – Ava, 21, and 17-year-old Deacon – before their split in 2007.

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In an interview with Elle magazine, Reese described her divorce as “very humiliating and isolating” but said she had learnt important lessons from the breakup.

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Reese and Ryan were married from 1999 until 2007

"You see a lot of people play this blame game. Blame, blame, blame. You know? And it's a really easy thing to do, and I'm certainly guilty of it," she admitted.

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"[You have to] look at yourself and go, `What part of this do I need to own? Which part of this is my responsibility?' And that's the painful work that you have to go through to hopefully get some real-life knowledge out of it."

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The actor pictured with children Ava and Deacon

Reese has been married to talent agent Jim Toth since March 2011 and together they share one son – eight-year-old Tennessee.

While Ryan hasn’t gone on to tie the knot again he has another daughter, Kai Knapp, nine, from his former romance with Pitch Perfect actress, Alexis Knapp.

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