It’s been over 10 years since she checked into rehab for the last time and, after starting a new life in Dubai and meeting her husband, former party animal Lindsay Lohan looks happier than ever
Glowing in an orangedress to match her famous locks, Lindsay Lohan couldn’t help but beam at her friends and family as they joined the actress to celebrate her baby shower last week.
In a picture posted to her Instagram stories, Lindsay, 36, was seen laughing with her mum and sister – Dina and Ali Lohan – as they enjoyed a lunch of middle eastern dishes, alongside a cream-coloured iced cake.
With white spring bunnies decorating the table, fans also caught a glimpse of the presents gifted to Lindsay by her loved ones, including a box of flowers reading “Oh baby”.
The Mean Girls star’s baby shower came just a month after she and husband Bader Shammas revealed they were expecting their first child together.
Posting a picture of a white babygrow with the slogan “Coming soon…” on social media in March, Lindsay wrote, “We are blessed and excited”.
And now a source tells Closer that, following years of heartbreak and personal battles, the former child star is happier than she’s ever been after settling into married life, and can’t wait to welcome their new addition in the coming months. The insider says, “Lindsay feels so blessed. She has a great husband, her marriage is good and his family are wonderful and so warm and welcoming. She knows what it feels like to be loved for herself, perhaps for the first time.
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“She doesn’t miss the rowdy excitement of her Hollywood years one bit. By the time she met Bader, she’d already said goodbye to her partying days. She’s really matured – she’s sober now, and can’t wait to be a mum.”
Lindsay was first thrust into the spotlight at the age of three, when she became a child model for big brands including Calvin Klein and Abercrombie & Fitch, before breaking into television when she joined US soap, Another World, at the age of 10. Her TV debut came just a year before she landed the lead actress role in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. Five years later, she’d made another three films, including Disney’s Freaky Friday – cementing her status as a global superstar.
Sadly, after the release of the cult teen flick Mean Girls in 2004, Lindsay – who had previously revealed she had struggled in the midst of her parents’ turbulent relationship – admitted her multimillion-pound success led her into a toxic lifestyle of drinking, drugs and wild parties.
The actress – who was regularly pictured partying with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton – received her first charge of driving under the influence when she was 20, and was sentenc
