Reese Witherspoon seems faultless to outside eyes. Perky, together, approachable – she appears to be a mashup of the best parts of Big Little Lies’ queen bee Madeline and Legally Blonde’s cheery, ambitious Elle Woods, sipping whiskey in a teacup and effortlessly adapting novels and winning Oscars.
But beneath that Superwoman exterior, sources say, the star, 43, is actually on the verge of imploding from stress. ‘[Reese is] so all-consumed with the other things in her life, especially her work and her kids, there’s really nothing left for Jim,’ the source adds.
Reese’s to-do list is infinite: being mum to three children (Ava, 19, and Deacon, 15, whom she shares with ex Ryan Phillippe, and Tennessee, six, her son with Jim), producing and starring in films and series like Big…