Fans can't get over how much Ava Phillippe's boyfriend looks like her father
The 25-year-old daughter of actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe has made plenty of headlines through the years due to her striking resemblance to her iconic mother and father.
But now fans are bringing her boyfriend, Dakota Brubaker, into the mix.
Ava Phillippe and Brubaker, a musician who goes by the stage name Vindigo, went Instagram official in December after previously teasing their relationship several months prior.
On June 10, Ava Phillippe posted a TikTok video of her and Brubaker lip syncing to Ke$ha's hit song, 'Your Love Is My Drug.'
And it didn't take long for the 16-second clip to go viral.
'Close enough. Welcome back Reese & Ryan!' one fan wrote in the comment section.
Fans were quick to point out how much Ava Phillippe looked like a '50-50 match' of her parents, but others were more focused on how much Brubaker resembled her father.
'Thought it was her dad for a split second,' one fan wrote, while another commented, 'Reese and Ryan is that you?'
On June 11, Ava Phillippe returned to TikTok with a hilarious reaction to the comparisons.
In the video, Ava Phillippe is standing in the kitchen when her boyfriend slides into frame wearing a black turtleneck and reading glasses — recreating her parents' look when they co-starred in 'Cruel Intentions.'
'You guys… whaaaaattt,' she wrote in the caption, while mouthing 'No, no, no, no,' in the video.
The video was also set to The Verve's 'Bitter Sweet Symphony,' which was the song that played at the end of her parents' iconic movie, released in 1999.
'This song choice is DIABOLICAL,' one fan wrote in the comments, while another added, 'Not the turtle neck too.'
Ryan Phillippe and Witherspoon met in 1997 at the latter's 21st birthday party, according to People.
They quickly became one of Hollywood's biggest 'it' couples after announcing their engagement in 1998 and co-starred in 'Cruel Intentions' the following year, which officially put them on the map.
The couple married in June 1999 and welcomed their first child (a daughter named Ava) in September of that year — six months after the premiere of 'Cruel Intentions.'
'I mean… technically you were IN Cruel Intentions…' one fan commented under Ava Phillippe's recent TikTok.
Ryan Phillippe and Witherspoon welcomed a second child, a son named Deacon, in October 2003 before separating in 2006 and finalizing their divorce in 2008.
Witherspoon has since welcomed a second son, Tennessee James, with her other ex-husband Jim Toth, whom she announced her divorce from in 2023.
Meanwhile, Ryan Phillippe shares a second daughter, Kai, with his ex-girlfriend Alexis Knapp.
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