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It's not often that celebrities are seen fangirling, but Michelle Keegan was certainly starstruck when she met actress Reese Witherspoon. Reese and Michelle met at the launch of Reese and Harlan Coben's novel, Gone Before Goodbye, at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The Essex star has worked with the author before on the Netflix adaptation of his book Fool Me Once, but seemed well and truly in awe of Reese as the trio chatted away at the launch. 'When two geniuses collide.. ‘Gone Before Goodbye’ is made! (I can confirm Reese Witherspoon is everything you’d imagined her to be, what a woman', Michelle gushed in her caption. Reese looked incredible at the launch in a tailored blazer with gold buttons, which she paired with a black skirt with black slingback heels. Michelle rocked an all-nude ensemble comprising a woolen jumper and matching trousers on the night, finishing off her look with a brown belt and heels. The mum of one was starstruck by the Emmy Award-winning actress, and fans remarked on the budding friendship in the comments, with many people hopeful that this could mean Michelle is cast in a TV adaptation of the book down the line. Author Harlan also shared some love, writing: 'Awww it meant the world to us to have you and Mark there', as fans of Michelle questioned how she kept her cool in such a situation. 'I would pass CLEAN OUT,' said one person while someone referenced the famous moment in Legally Blonde, writing: 'Now that’s worth a bend and snap.' Michelle was not the only star to be left captivated by Reese this week, as Ryan Tubridy also got to meet the star. 'Bumped into Harlan Coben and his co-conspirator and collaborator, Reese Witherspoon in the office this week. Here are two of the finest bibliophiles in town', the presenter wrote. Reese and Harlan are currently promoting Gone Before Goodbye. The novel is Reese's debut project in the literature world, with the book telling the story of combat surgeon Maggie McCabe as she struggles to get back on her feet after losing her medical license while keeping her sanity and her passion. The official description of the book reads: 'Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned Army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge, where she could make the most impact. And it was all going to plan…until it wasn’t. 'Upside down after a devastating series of tragedies leads to her medical license being revoked, Maggie has lost her purpose, but not her nerve or her passion. At her lowest point, she is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite plastic surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy, as well as absolute discretion. 'Halfway across the globe, sequestered in the lap of luxury and cutting-edge technology, one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfills her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself – or she will be the next one who is…' Literature and novels have been a long-time passion of Reese's, with her starting a book club in 2017 which now has three million followers. Will you be giving the novel a read? If it has Michelle and Ryan's stamp of approval, we think we might!
