Selma Blair Reflects on LGBTQ Original 'Legally Blonde' Ending: 'Let's Go With It'

Any Cosmo girl would have known the alternate endings of "Legally Blonde". But now star Selma Blair is finally weighing in on the scrapped LGBTQ original conclusion that showed Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) finding her happily ever after…with a surprising twist between enemies and lovers.

During a 2021 oral history in honor of the film's 20th anniversary, actress Jessica Cauffiel who played Elle's best friend Margot told The New York Times that Elle and Vivian ( Blair) ended up together, with romantic overtones.

"The first ending was Elle and Vivian in Hawaii on lounge chairs, drinking margaritas and holding hands," Cauffiel explained. "The insinuation was either that they were best friends or that they had met romantically."

However, the audience didn't like the ending, so a few more were filmed.

“The second or third ending was a musical number on the steps of the courtroom, and when She came out, the judge, the jury and everyone in the courtroom started singing and dancing," Cauffiel continued. "I've been waiting for someone to leak this for 20 years."

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Screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kristen Smith also noted additional endings, including one where Elle and Vivian, who is also now blonde, started the Blonde Legal Defense Club and were handing out flyers around the Harvard Law School quadrangle. Another option ended with a kiss between Elle and Emmett (Luke Wilson), but ultimately the current conclusion with Elle giving the law school graduation speech was decided.

In a recent episode of the "Shut Up Evan" podcast (via ), star Blair opened up about how Vivian and Elle ended up together.

"I love that idea! What fun," the 'Cruel Intentions' star said, before admitting she didn't remember the scene in question (McCullah and Smith denied the bizarre ending was filmed, but actress Alanna Ubach corroborated it.)

Blair added, "I'm friends with Karen [McCullah] and [Kristen Smith] who wrote it. But I would have loved it so much. Let's go with it. I think it's so much fun. "

The 'Mean Baby' author recalled dying her hair for the other alternate ending with both Elle and Vivian being blonde: "There was an ending where Vivian was blonde, and I made [go blonde],” Blair shared. “I have the Polaroids. I looked like Faye Dunaway in "Bonnie and Clyde". The beret was on and the blonde."

While Cauffiel said it was "very steamy" and scribe Smith said he was inspired by inspirations like "Clueless" and "The Paper Chase", more by Cauffiel, a hint of "American Pie," the Robert Luketic-directed comedy has spurred two sequels (Mindy Kaling's upcoming "Legally Blonde 3" is slated for a 2023 release date) and a Broadway musical.

"There were some differences in the manuscript," McCullah told the NYT. "It wasn't a murder trial, and she ended up with a professor, so we made some changes. It was about tweaking the details and adding some characters, like Paulette and her friendship."

Cauffiel revealed, "There was originally a line when [his friend] Serena said, 'What's the one thing that always makes us feel better, no matter what?' And I answer : 'Cunnilingus'. It was actually a line in the movie. When we went to the premiere, we thought it was always this edgy, raunchy edit."

It's unclear which "Legally Blonde 3" director will enter… But of course, any "Legally Blonde" line is instantly iconic.

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