Culture July 18, 2019

Reese Witherspoon's daughter thanks her for teaching her the value of love, ambition in Instagram post

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Reese Witherspoon's daughter Ava Phillippe recently shared a sweet message about how much she appreciates her mother.

The 19-year-old college student posted a photo of the "Big Little Lies" actress on Instagram on Wednesday, writing, "This is the gorgeous woman who taught me about the power of graciousness, love, ambition, and hard work."

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"She inspires me everyday to live with gratitude for the life I’ve been given and compassion for others," Phillippe continued in the caption.

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"I’m thinking about her a little extra today, that’s all," she added.

Witherspoon seemed to love the gesture, commenting, "How did I get so lucky to have a daughter like you?"

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Phillippe's father is actor Ryan Phillippe, who Witherspoon was married to from 1999 to 2007.

The mother-daughter duo appeared in the February issue of Vogue with Witherspoon's mother Betty, 70, in a beach photo shoot.

In 2018, Witherspoon spoke to PEOPLE about her close relationship with her daughter. "There is nothing like the love I have for my daughter,” she said. "We share every emotion with each other, our hopes, and dreams."