The Elle Woods-approved way the ‘Legally Blonde’ prequel series cast bonded while filming

The formed of nan “Legally Blonde” prequel, “Elle,” had a typical bonding activity during filming.

“We hung retired successful [‘Elle’ lead character Lexi Minetree’s] room and watched ‘Legally Blonde,’” Danielle Chand exclusively told Page Six.

“It was funny watching nan movie pinch Lexi because she knew each of nan words,” she added of nan 2001 classic. “I deliberation she’s watched nan movie thing for illustration 150 times. We were conscionable immersed, and loving it.” 

Now streaming connected Prime Video, “Elle” was executive produced by Reese Witherspoon.

The show follows Witherspoon’s iconic “Legally Blonde” character, Elle Woods, during her precocious schoolhouse years successful nan mid-‘90s, arsenic her family is forced to move from Los Angeles to Seattle.

Minetree stars as the teen type of Elle.

Chand plays Shannon, a celebrated woman astatine Elle’s caller school. Although Elle is nan eventual assured sorority woman successful “Legally Blonde,” successful “Elle,” nan title characteristic thinks Shannon is nan coolest, and is hopeless to befriend her.

While nan different students scoff astatine Elle, Shannon is nan only 1 who is bully to her.

“Me and Shannon person a batch successful communal successful position of conscionable being very welcoming and being very cheery,” said Chand. 

“Being caller anyplace is scary and I ever want to beryllium a nice, welcoming look for anyone,” she explained. “So erstwhile I saw that that was really Elle and Shannon met, I was like, ‘perfect!’”

The show is Chand’s first awesome role. 

The Canadian character told Page Six she was successful acting people erstwhile she sewage nan telephone she’d landed nan role.

“I ran extracurricular because I wanted to return nan telephone alone, because I didn’t cognize what was going to beryllium connected nan different extremity of that telephone call,” she recounted. “And past arsenic soon arsenic [my agent] told maine that I booked it, I ran backmost wrong pinch my class, and we did 1 large group hug, and I conscionable was bawling my eyes out.”

It’s besides a posthumous domiciled for James Van Der Beek, arsenic nan “Dawson’s Creek” alum filmed it earlier his death astatine 48 from crab in February. 

“I didn’t get to meet James Vander Beek,” Chand said. “But I’m really gladsome that he was capable to beryllium a portion of nan show and that his bequest will unrecorded on.”

She continued: “And everyone who did talk to him and sewage to meet him, they told maine that he was conscionable a delight to activity with.”

The show has already been renewed for a Season 2, but Season 1 leaves Shannon’s early uncertain.

When asked whether she’ll beryllium successful Season 2, Chand told Page Six, “You’ll person to hold and find out.”