Reese Witherspoon laughs off Gordon Brown’s mix-up

When Reese Witherspoon visited London to front a new campaign against domestic violence last week, no one was more fulsome in their praise than the prime minister himself. "I'm very grateful that Renée Witherspoon is heading this campaign," he told reporters.

Now Witherspoon has made light of Gordon Brown's slip, insisting that it is not the first time she has been confused with the Bridget Jones star. "He mixed me up with Renée Zellweger," she explained. "She and I get mixed up a lot."

Witherspoon was visiting parliament as part of her role as an ambassador for the Avon cosmetics firm. She launched a campaign for the charity Refuge, raising issues around domestic violence.

The Legally Blonde star insisted that she was not offended by the confusion. "[Gordon Brown] said something in parliament about how he had heard me speak at Anthony Minghella's funeral," she added. "But that wasn't me; it was Renée. She's lovely and she's short and blonde and southern. So I understand."

Source: Guardian Online