What Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman think of each other

Big Little Lies costars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman have spoken frankly about each other as their hit show Big Little Lies launches its second season

The mutual admiration is real between Big Little Lies stars Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon.

While Kidman has stated “Reese is power”, Witherspoon has praised the Australian Oscar winner as “a chameleon”.

“Nic is very poised,” Witherspoon, also an Academy Award winner, tells the latest issue of InStyle magazine, on which Kidman appears on the cover.

Reese Witherspoon in InStyle magazine. Picture: Pamela Hanson

“I’ve never seen an actress perform like her. She’s a chameleon — it’s like Nicole disappears and someone else reappears. She’s always committed and focused.”

Big Little Lies airs exclusively on Foxtel in Australia and had its season two premiere this month.

The series sees Meryl Streep join the cast while Zoe Kravitz, Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern also return.

“I think with the success of the show we feel the audience behind us,” Witherspoon explained. “That’s what really matters: the people who took the show to heart and care deeply about these five very different women, their parenting styles, the way they think about relationships and how they deal with trauma, violence and sexuality.

The front cover of InStyle magazine. Picture: Pamela Hanson

Nicole Kidman in InStyle magazine. Picture: Pamela Hanson

I think it emboldened us to push those storylines even further and push the edges of what female friendship really is. Is it group hugs, or is it conflict that’s very honest? We have some great fight scenes this season. We get

mad at each other in the way you do with your friends.”

Big Little Lies screens on Foxtel’s Fox Showcase channel Monday’s at 11am and 8.30pm.

Originally published as What Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman think of each other