Reese Witherspoon opens up about how much she has changed as she recalls surprising childhood

hellomagazine.com:

Reese Witherspoon is known for her peppy persona and ultimate girly style, especially since starring as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.MORE: Reese Witherspoon's cute new mini dress has a detail that fans are wild aboutHowever, in a recent conversation with fellow actress Kerry Washington, the star revealed that it was most certainly not always that way!The Big Little Lies lead opened up about her childhood, shared surprising details about her upbringing, and revealed just how much she has changed over the years.WATCH: Reese fails to keep up during hysterical challengeMORE: Reese Witherspoon’s sweet tribute to her mother leaves fans saying the same thingReese was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has always been very outspoken and proud about her strong Southern background.She has an older brother, John D.

Witherspoon, and in the conversation with the Scandal actress, which both shared on their respective Instagram pages, the mom-of-three revealed just how much her older sibling influenced her when they were growing up.She admitted: "So I always had my brother's hand-me-down clothes and hand-me-down-bike."A post shared by Kerry Washington (@kerrywashington)The star has come a long wayExplaining her mother's approach when raising the two, she said: "My mother was very thrifty," and letting her Southern accent escape, she joked: "She doesn't like me to say cheap, but she was thrifty!"MORE: All we know about Reese Witherspoon's son Deacon Phillippe's acting career - and why he got his latest roleMORE: Reese Witherspoon cheers on son Deacon Phillippe's surprise releaseConsidering it meant Reese would be walking around in clothes traditionally aimed for boys, Kerry asked: "So did she transform it for you, like turn shorts into.