Lifestyle Travel Celebrity Vacations Reese Witherspoon Enjoys the Sunshine While Vacationing on the Italian Coast The Academy Award winner was spotted in both Portofino and San Fruttuoso, Italy, earlier this week By Charna Flam Charna Flam Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on Variety, The New York Post, and The Wrap. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 22, 2024 01:00PM EDT Comments Close Reese Witherspoon in Italy on June 19, 2024. Photo: COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID Reese Witherspoon is enjoying the Italian sun! The Oscar winner was spotted with a few of her friends around Portofino and San Fruttuoso, Italy, on Wednesday, June 19. Witherspoon, 48, wore the Andie Swim Malibu one-piece swimsuit. She also embraced the summer weather and wore black Wayfarer sunglasses. In one photo, Witherspoon smiles as she poses beside a friend while they relax on a boat, soaking up the sun. She was also spotted walking around the cobblestone streets with her friends as they enjoyed a nice dinner outdoors in their chic summer attire. Reese Witherspoon in Italy on June 19, 2024. COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID The Legally Blonde star recently made headlines for the spot-on Nicole Kidman impression that she debuted at Kidman’s AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony. In November 2023, Kidman, 56, appeared to confirm that HBO series Big Little Lies will be returning for a third season. “I loved Big Little Lies because it sort of came along at a time in my life when I had my children, and I was thinking I was going to retire, and then this situation came along, where Reese Witherspoon and I were able to produce that show,” Kidman said during an undisclosed fan event, as seen in a video shared on Instagram by DeuxMoi. “And then all of you watched it and made it a massive success.” “And we will be bringing you a third one, just FYI,” Kidman added. Luke Wilson Says Reese Witherspoon Inspired Him to Bring His A-Game to Legally Blonde (Exclusive) Kidman's comments caused a bit of a crisis for Witherspoon. “Listen, this one already went somewhere and said too much and then I get the call, the ‘ring, ring,’ like, ‘Hey, is that happening?’ " Witherspoon said in a Vanity Fair video that was published on June 5. Kidman said she "didn’t realize" and "got excited." "It’s okay, baby, I get excited too," Witherspoon said, adding that the other major cast members quickly got in touch with her when they heard the news. "Then I’ve got Laura [Dern] calling me, and Zoë [Kravitz], Shailene [Woodley]. They’re all like, ‘Nic said that we’re making Big Little Lies 3.’" Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Before Legally Blonde: Take a Look Back at Reese Witherspoon's First 15 Films In May, Prime Video announced that Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine would be producing Elle, a Legally Blonde prequel series for the streamer. The series will follow Elle Woods through her high school years, long before her time as the nation’s premier lawyer in pink. The prequel delves into “the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film,” per a press release.