Rachael Leigh Cook Channels She’s All That 25 Years Later

Rachael Leigh Cook is taking a leaf out of her She’s All That character’s style book.

The actress, who portrayed Laney Boggs in the iconic 90s teen movie, stepped out in a chic monochrome ensemble during a shopping trip in Burbank in California on Wednesday, May 14.

For the low-key outing, Cook, 45, paired a white knitted tank with wide leg cropped jeans and casual baseball-style sneakers. Cook added a more stylish version of Laney-esque glasses to complete the look.

Cook played artsy loner Laney opposite Freddie Prinze Jr.’s Zack Siler, alongside Matthew Lillard, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Kieran Culkin, Anna Paquin, Elden Henson, Gabrielle Union, the late Paul Walker and more in the 1999 film.

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In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly in November 2022, Cook reflected on aspects of the film that didn’t age well past the 90s.

“The only thing that’s funny about that movie — ’cause I let my daughter, who is very recently 9, see it — I was like, I don’t think there’s anything too inappropriate in there, but some of the language that they use to talk about women…” she told Us.

She added:  “I realize that it’s about Freddie [Prinze Jr.’s] character sort of going on a journey of opening his mind. And people were different than these popular crowd kids, but it is really pretty disparaging and disrespectful. Like, there’s body-shaming and other things that I’m like, ‘La la la Charlotte, I don’t want you even hearing this.’ I’m not embarrassed to be associated with the movie. And it was another time. But it’s not great at points. There’s stuff in there that’s like, it’s a little tough to defend in today’s day.” (As well as Charlotte, now 11, Cook and ex Daniel Gillies are also parents of son Theo, 9.)

She’s All That got the reboot treatment in 2021, with Netflix reimagining the concept for a new generation with their modern release, He’s All That.

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Speaking about He’s All That with Us Weekly in April 2023, Cook again touched on the body-shaming issues in the original 90s incarnation.

“I was thrilled to be part of remaking She’s All That because a lot of the messaging in terms of body-shaming … does show up in She’s All That,” she exclusively told Us. “And you know what? I didn’t write it. There were a lot of other good things in the movie, but some of the messaging really needed to be adjusted and updated. So, I like being part of remaking things for this generation, and I like being able to continue to tell stories so that I can continue to be more fun and yet responsible in how those stories are told.”