Jennifer Coolidge reveals why she almost didn’t do the iconic ‘bend and snap’ in Legally Blonde – and details how the comedy changed her life
Jennifer Coolidge’s life was forever changed after she starred in the iconic 2011 comedy, Legally Blonde.
But the actress, 59, who played Paulette Bonafonté in the film, reveals she almost didn’t do the iconic ‘bend and snap’ dance that is so often quoted by fans – because she simply couldn’t get it right.
‘I didn’t really get it… I mean, look at the way Reese [Witherspoon] was doing the dance. Yeah, she would probably get the guy. I certainly wouldn’t, not with my interpretation,’ she told this week’s Stellar Magazine.
New world: Jennifer Coolidge’s (pictured) life was forever changed after she starred in the iconic 2011 comedy, Legally Blonde
‘[Choreographer] Toni Basil was disgusted with my inability to execute it. I think she was just blown away at how bad I was.’
Luckily for fans of the comedy, Jennifer persevered and eventually got it on film.
‘[Producer] Marc Platt and the girls who wrote the film… they somehow knew. They had a vision. And I’m very impressed’ she added.
Iconic: The actress, 59, who played Paulette Bonafonté in the film, reveals she almost didn’t do the iconic ‘bend and snap’ dance that is so often quoted by fans – because she simply couldn’t get it right. Pictured in Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon and Mary Lynn Rajskub
Oh dear! ‘I didn’t really get it… I mean, look at the way Reese [Witherspoon] was doing the dance. Yeah, she would probably get the guy. I certainly wouldn’t, not with my interpretation,’ she told this week’s Stellar Magazine
Jennifer went on to tell the magazine that she has gotten some surprising perks from starring in the beloved film.
‘I’ve reaped a lot of benefits from that movie. Legally Blonde has gotten me on flights that were full. All of a sudden, there’s a seat.
‘Because people like that movie. So they give you stuff – like the last seat’ she said.
Jennifer added: ‘[Choreographer] Toni Basil was disgusted with my inability to execute it. I think she was just blown away at how bad I was’
The actress recently denied that she would step into the shoes of another iconic role – that of Samantha Jones in Sex and the City.
Kim Cattrall’s exit from the franchise left open a possible vacancy for a new actress to join the famous foursome.
Jennifer has been suggested by many on social media as the perfect person to step into Samantha Jones’ high heels in the upcoming SATC limited series.
Fly high: Jennifer says that she has gotten some surprising perks from starring in the beloved film. ‘Legally Blonde has gotten me on flights that were full. All of a sudden, there’s a seat. Because people like that movie. So they give you stuff – like the last seat’ she said
Not for her: The actress recently denied that she would step into the shoes of another iconic role – that of Samantha Jones in Sex and the City. Kim Cattrall’s (pictured) exit from the franchise left open a possible vacancy but Jennifer says she does not want the part
However, during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this week, Coolidge revealed that she isn’t interested in the role since no one ‘can replace’ Kim.
‘I have to say I am such a Kim Cattrall fan, and I don’t see anyone being able to replace her in that part,’ Jennifer said via video chat. It was just the perfect… I don’t think you can replace her.’
Ironically, Coolidge played a small role in an episode of the series back in 2003.
She’s most famous for her role as Paulette in Legally Blonde and the sexually charged ‘MILF’, Stiffler’s mom, in American Pie.
Read more: In this week’s Stellar Magazine
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