Actress Reese Witherspoon reportedly refers to her "Don't Mess With Texas" co-star Sofia Vergara as her "work wife".

In their upcoming movie, Witherspoon plays a police officer and Vergara a prisoner on the run, and Reese calls Sofia her work wife, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Witherspoon recently shared some snaps of them on set too. Alongside one picture of Vergara leaning in to apply her friend's make-up, Witherspoon wrote on Instagram: "Thanks for the make-up @SofiaVergara Now can you do my hair?"

Witherspoon has also been helping her co-star get over her recent split from fiance Nick Loeb while they shoot the film.