Reese Witherspoon Gushes over Robert Pattinson: 'He's a Very Handsome Man'

Reese Witherspoon Gushes over Robert Pattinson: 'He's a Very Handsome Man'
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By JACKIE WILLIS
December 06, 2010

Reese Witherspoon is on Team Edward, opening up about working with 'Twilight' heartthrob Robert Pattinson on their new movie 'Water for Elephants.'

"I'm not gonna lie. He's a very, very handsome man," the actress admitted to USA Today.

'Water for Elephants' won't be the first time Reese has acted alongside Rob, but times have changed since they both worked on the 2004 movie 'Vanity Fair.' "The fervor and madness and girls waiting at 5 a.m. on a set in the middle of nowhere just to see him. ... He's sweet and loving and has the nicest family. Kristen (Stewart, Pattinson's rumored girlfriend) is really sweet, too. He's a very sensitive soul. He worked really hard. He looks great in the movie, too."

Reese disclosed to the newspaper that she's a fan of the 'Twilight' series but her daughter Ava, 11, isn't quite there yet. Reese said Ava met Rob but wasn't as taken with him like all the other women. "I really liked [the Twilight series], me and all my 30-year-old friends! I love the books."

Before she hits the big screen with the 'Twilight' hunk, Reese can be seen in a laughable love triangle between Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd in the movie 'How Do You Know,' in theaters Dec. 17.

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