Fresh from her rather embarrassing mix-up at the hands of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Reese Witherspoon put herself forward for more punishment from another British institution – Jonathan Ross.

The 33-year-old actress appears on Ross’ chat show tonight, alongside Gordon Ramsay and Russell Brand.Wearing an elegant lace number, Reese told the chat show host that she wasn’t offended when Gordon Brown mixed her up with Hollywood star Renee Zellweger, 40.

‘It’s ok, I understand because we get mixed up a lot; there’s worse people to be confused with,’ she says.

Brown’s gaffe came as the Walk The Line star was a guest in Parliament yesterday as part of her work as a global ambassador for cosmetics firm Avon’s campaign against domestic violence.

‘I’m very grateful that Renee Witherspoon is leading this campaign,’ Mr Brown told baffled MPs, as he paid tribute to Reese Witherspoon’s work.

Digging an even deeper hole, the Prime Minister then recalled how movingly Miss Witherspoon had spoken last year at a memorial service for film director Anthony Minghella, at which he had also been a guest.Which would have been fine, of course, had it not been Bridget Jones’s Diary star Renée who spoke at the service.Mr Brown’s mix-up occurred as he was replying to Labour’s Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge), who asked the Prime Minister to congratulate Miss Witherspoon’s success in spearheading Avon’s joint international drive against violence in the home with the Refuge charity.

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December 04, 2009 by Samantha • News and Rumours