In new romance, Reese Witherspoon doesn’t have to be ‘the leader’

Reese Witherspoon looked totally loved-up and packed on the PDA with her new boyfriend -year-old German financier Oliver Haarmann as the two were photographed frolicking in the Mediterranean Saturday during a yachting vacation in the south of France But if Witherspoon is blissing out with her new love interest it could be because she s definitively detected a man who can match her or complement her tendency to be Hollywood s the majority famous type-A overachiever according to the Daily Mail Reese has a close bond with Oliver because this is the first man she has been with who really guides her teaches her mentors her an insider recounted the Daily Mail In her last two marriages she was invariably the leader now Oliver is the leader the source added He pushes her to be more and she loves that he makes plans for them even small things like where they go to dinner In Witherspoon s marriage to Jim Toth ended after years because he supposedly couldn t accommodate her success and because she was busy putting her career ahead of the marriage according to the narrative described by multiple media outlets at the time While Toth was announced to be ambitious in his own right as a former executive with the powerful CAA talent agency he was still more laid-back than Witherspoon according to reports In addition to being an Academy Award-winning actor Witherspoon also launched her Hello Sunshine media company and her Draper James lifestyle brand At the time of her split from Toth she reportedly was consumed with working on her various TV film and lifestyle projects including the Apple TV series The Morning Show Two years earlier Witherspoon had become rich beyond her dreams when Hello Sunshine sold for more than million in as Variety informed She s become so much more powerful than she was when they married and has expanded her areas of interest in so numerous procedures a source notified Page Six in about the end of her marriage to Toth Another source informed People They are two very different people though Reese is headstrong and focused Although very hard-working Jim is more laidback Yet another source announced to People She has her hand in a lot of pots he prefers less frenzy Dating reports about Witherspoon and Haarmann began to surface in September according to People A founding partner of Searchlight Capital and a minority co-owner of NHL s New Yorker Islands Haarman s financial prowess was apparently a draw for Witherspoon according to the Daily Mail HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER L-R Ava Elizabeth Phillippe Reese Witherspoon and Deacon Phillippe attend The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala at Milk Studios on December in Hollywood California Photo by Rodin Eckenroth Getty Images He is a very accomplished private equity financier and has given her solid financial advice over her brands like Draper James and Hello Sunshine the insider stated She calls him her little genius and loves that he has an MBA from Harvard Witherspoon also appreciates that Haarmann already has children with his ex-wife so that having children together is not an issue the insider noted Witherspoon shares a -year-old son Tennessee with Toth and two adult children -year-old Ava and -year-old Deacon with her first husband Ryan Phillipe With regard to Phillipe Witherspoon s marriage to him was known to be turbulent The two wed in when they were both in their early s after meeting while filming the classic teen film Cruel Intentions They stated their divorce seven years later While Phillippe has continued to work as an actor his career in small films and streaming series has not achieved the heights of his ex-wife s Now with Toth Witherspoon has reportedly exposed someone who can match her ambition but who also knows how to make plans for them to enjoy each other s company according to the Daily Mail All they do is have fun when they are not working and that is refreshing to her the Daily Mail source stated She has already introduced Oliver to preponderance of her friends and he has definitely been welcomed into her world Everyone thinks she is madly in love