It seems that Ava Phillippe [1]'s boyfriend, fellow UC Berkeley student Owen Mahoney, has received the official mom stamp of approval from Reese Witherspoon [2]. On Monday, Ava shared a rare picture [3] of the two on Instagram during a recent trip to Austin, TX. "The bats were feeling shy . . . so here's a pic of us instead," she captioned the post alongside a bat emoji. Reese later commented, "😍 These two."
While it's been established that Ava is essentially a mini version of Reese [4], it didn't take long for fans to point out that Owen shared a striking resemblance to Ava's father, Ryan Phillippe [5]. "Totally Reese and Ryan!" one commenter shared. "1000000% thought it was ur mom and dad lol," another added. Comparisons between Ryan and Owen [6] go as far back as 2019 when the couple first started dating. "He does not look like your dad," Ava's friend Taila said at the time. "Big thx," Ava replied.