Lindsay Lohan talks about how Jamie Lee Curtis has always been her mentor and what she’d tell her younger self
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Flame-haired Lindsay Lohan became a star with the iconic 1998 romcom The Parent Trap, in which she played identical twins Annie James and Hallie Parker when she was 12. Since then, you could say the former Disney star has lived a lot of lives. Once famously a party girl, the noughties icon and former it-girl was grabbing headlines for stints in rehab and drink driving arrests.
But Lindsay’s life seemed to take a positive turn when she swapped LA for Dubai in 2014, landing some new Netflix films and marrying her long-term boyfriend, high-flying Dubai banker Bader Shammas. Her transformation was complete when she gave birth to the couple’s first son, Luai, last July.
Now a mother with a career on the comeback, the Mean Girls star opens up to OK! about her new Netflix romcom Irish Wish (another Netflix project after the 2022 holiday movie Falling For Christmas) and how her own wish on set to become a mother came true. The 37-year-old actress also talks about how thrilled she was to film in Ireland, how she bonded with her co-star over parenting tips and her “special relationship” with her Freaky Friday co-star Jamie Lee Curtis…
Hi Lindsay. What can you tell us about your new movie Irish Wish?
It’s a really fun romcom about a girl, Maddie, who attends the wedding of her best friend and her boss in Ireland. Only the guy getting married is more than just her best friend, at least that’s what she wishes. And then when that wish comes true, everything becomes crazy in a way my character never expected. It sounds like that classic magical love story but it’s different. There’s a twist and the guy Maddie thinks is her soulmate might be someone else entirely. It’s a story about self discovery and a lesson to be careful what you wish for!
How was getting to film in Ireland?
I loved it. It was incredible and so beautiful. My grandfather is Irish, I’m basically half Irish, but this was my first time being there. We were in Dublin at a beautiful little place on the coast called Dalkey and we were at Newgrange, which was amazing. I loved it there. I loved the people, the pies... the Guinness! It was such a great cast, including my brother, Dakota.
Are you anything like Maddie in real life?
I wouldn’t say I’m as clumsy as Maddie but I’m maybe almost as goofy as she is. But I really love Maddie as a
