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Ava Phillippe is following in her well-known mother and father’ footsteps with a starring position in a brand new music video.
The 26-year-old rising star made an look in nation star Ella Langley’s newest music video for “Choosin’ Texas,” which dropped on Wednesday, April 1.
In the music video, which additionally stars Miranda Lambert, Luke Grimes and Kaitlin Butts, Ava performs a lady at a bar who catches the attention of Langley’s boyfriend in the video, performed by Grimes.
It is then revealed in a collection of flashbacks that Grimes and Ava’s characters have a historical past and had been beforehand linked romantically. After Langley notices Grimes cannot maintain his eyes off of Ava, she seeks out Lambert’s assist, with the 2 finally taking off collectively, leaving Grimes’ character outdoors the bar on his personal.
Ava Phillippe is following in her well-known mother and father’ footsteps as she stars in Ella Langley’s newest music video for “Choosin’ Texas.” (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
“This was such a fun shoot & I couldn’t be more grateful to be included in this stellar cast,” Ava wrote on Instagram. “Ella is a true storyteller & getting to witness her creativity up close has me even more excited to see what she does next.”
Ava is not any stranger to the glitz and glam that comes with being on a set, as she grew up with actress, Reese Witherspoon, and actor, Ryan Phillippe, as her mother and pa.
Witherspoon spoke about Ava discovering her footing in the performing world throughout an interview with Extra in March 2024, telling the outlet that her daughter was nonetheless “getting her feet wet” whereas making an attempt to “figure out exactly what it is she wants to do.”
“That’s what always annoys me about this whole nepotism talk with the industry,” he defined. “You know, so many people grow up and end up doing what their parents do, you know, to some degree or another…. To me, I always get offended for the children of actors and entertainers when people bring that up because, yeah, of course, that’s what they’ve grown up around.”
Her mother and father are identified for his or her work collectively in “Cruel Intentions,” in addition to Witherspoon’s roles in “Legally Blonde,” “Big Little Lies” and “Walk the Line,” for which she gained an Academy Award.
Witherspoon gained an Academy Award in 2006 for enjoying June Carter Cash in the film, “Walk the Line.” (Ian West – PA Images/PA Images through Getty Images)
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Prior to starring in Langley’s music video, Ava appeared in one episode of each “Ransom Canyon” and “Doctor Odyssey.”
Langley initially launched “Choosin’ Texas” in October 2025, and it went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the primary time in February. After getting dethroned by Bad Bunny’s “DTMF” and later Taylor Swift’s “Opalite,” Langley discovered her method again on prime in early March.
The tune continued to drop down in placement and discover its method again to the highest, climbing again to No. 1 for a fourth time on March 28, making Langley the artist who has been on the prime spot probably the most thus far in 2026, with 4 appearances.
Her fourth look on the prime of the listing formally dethroned Swift, who went No. 1 thrice thus far this 12 months, for her songs, “The Fate of Ophelia” and “Opalite.”
Taylor Swift arrives to the stadium previous to the AFC Championship recreation between the Buffalo Bills and the Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
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Lambert not solely appeared in the music video for the tune, she additionally co-wrote the hit with Langley.
When talking with Country Countdown USA in March, Langley shared that each she and Lambert had been “baffled” by the success of the song.
“We were talking on FaceTime the other night. We’ve made history with this song, both just baffled and grateful. We loved the song, but never thought it would do this. There’s no way you can predict it,” she mentioned. “She said to me, ‘You are more important than this job.’ She made me care for myself. Having someone like that made me feel like I’m OK.”
Langley and Lambert labored collectively as co-writers on the tune, and had been each “baffled” by its success. (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
