by Sam Grisdale

She may just be a fictional character, but Elle Woods in Legally Blonde is the most uplifting, empowering woman we all need in our lives.

Say goodbye to idiots

So she officially turns 40 today… (I know?!) and there’s a list as long as my  arm with the reasons we LOVE America’s fave blonde actress.  

We know her for providing us with a continuous stream of #womangoals throughout Legally Blonde, not to mention having a daughter who’s well, ADORBS. She also taught us how to attract bae with the cinematic, 98% effective ‘bend and snap’ technique. But, before I send too much pink spam your way, here are a list of things we didn’t know about the babein sensation…