Reese Witherspoon’s daughter Ava attends the ‘Golden Bachelor’ finale

Reese Witherspoon‘s daughter, Ava Philippe, made a surprise appearance at the Golden bachelor final on Thursday, November 30.

“Am I crazy or is Reese Witherspoon’s daughter in the Golden Bachelorette finale??? #TheGoldenBachelor,” one viewer on X (formerly Twitter) asked, sharing two photos of someone who looked like Ava, 24, in the audience.

ABC director Robert Mills was quick to weigh and Ava confirmed was indeed in the crowd.

“This is her,” he wrote. ‘Her mother Betty is here too. #TheGoudenBachelor.”

Mills referred to Ava’s grandmother and Reese’s mother, Mary Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Witherspoon.

Other Golden bachelor viewers couldn’t figure out who Ava was sitting next to.

“Is Ava Phillippe sitting next to Joey on #TheGoldenBachelor?” a social media user posted, referring to the soon-to-be bachelor, Joey Graziadei. Another person added, “Was that Ava Phillipe (Reese Witherspoon’s daughter) next to Joey? #TheGoldenBachelor #GoldenBachelor.”

A third posted: “I wonder why she’s there and why she’s standing next to Joey.”

The grandmother and granddaughter duo were members of the very first one Golden bachelor live finale and were joined by members of Bachelor Nation, including Charity Lawson, Zach Shallcross And Rachel Recchia were also in the audience as they watched Gerry Turner completes his journey to find love.

Gerry, 72, will give his final rose to both Leslie Fhima or Theresa Nist.

While he nearly turned down ABC’s initial offer to become the franchise’s first-ever Golden Bachelor lead, fans have enjoyed watching the Indiana native’s journey to find love.

“While I was dating [before the show]I was looking for the person I would spend the rest of my life with, regardless of label,” Gerry shared We weekly only in September. “And as I got closer and closer to the process that started on the show, I really started to realize that I did want to get married, that I wanted that commitment, that two-way street. And so when I started the show, that was my goal.

Before his stint as the Golden Bachelor, Gerry was married to his high school sweetheart Toni for 43 years before she passed away suddenly in 2017.

Gerry did say that he was forced to “give up a lot of my personal freedoms” when he opened his heart to finding love, but in the end it was worth it. Reflecting on Toni’s thoughts on his journey, Gerry told us she would be “excited” about the “good ending” to his season.