United Kingdom, July 2 -- Elle showrunner Laura Kittrell admitted she was "kept up at night" by fears of backlash to the Legally Blonde prequel TV series.

The spinoff of the 2001 movie stars Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods and June Diane Raphael as her mum, and is streaming now on Prime video.

However, upon the show being announced, fans of the original film took to social media to express their concern, with Laura saying that the initial response meant she was terrified of what would be said when the programme hit the streaming service.

She told Us Weekly: "Nobody was worried about it more than us. That is definitely what kept us up at night."

Laura went on to insist that she, fellow showrunner Caroline Dries and executive producer Laure...