Inside Lindsay Lohan's transformation from wild child to married mum as she reveals what she would do differently
Now former Disney child star Lindsay Lohan, 39, insists that if she could turn back the clock she would have done things differently.
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Lindsay Lohan reveals what she would have done differently
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Lindsay notched up five trips to rehab, 20 court appearances and one 84-minute jail stretch
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Lindsay with hubby Bader and son Luai
She said: 'I was always such a 'yes' person to my agents and everyone that no one ever really took the time to ask me, 'Do you wanna chill for a second?'
'And if I knew then what I know now, I'd definitely have used the word 'no' a lot more.'
Over a six-year period, she was arrested a number of times for drink and drug offences.
But the star's life nowadays could not be more different from her hellraising years in Hollywood.
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She turned teetotal and removed herself from bad influences in 2014 by moving to Dubai, where she still lives.
In 2022 she married Kuwaiti financier Bader Shammas, 38, and the following year gave birth to their son Luai.
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Lindsay now believes her younger self would be 'very proud of the mother and wife that I am today' and added: 'I love it so much. I'm obsessed with my kid.
'The other day I said, 'Luai, don't do that — not a good idea', and now he goes, 'Luai, don't do that . . . ' He mocks me.
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'If my husband's like, 'No, Luai', then he listens. But for me, it's like he laughs at me. But I'm fine with it. I love every second.'
Despite being an 'It Girl' of the Noughties, starring in 2004 high school comedy Mean Girls at the age of 18, she jokes she is now just an embarrassing mum who struggles to keep up with Gen Z slang.
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Lindsay said: 'I don't know any cool new words except for 'rizz' [meaning charisma].
'But I would probably say it in the wrong context, like, 'Yeah. That was a rizz day'.'
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Lindsay first found the limelight aged just three, in fashion ads for Calvin Klein Kids and Abercrombie Kids.
After a stint in US soap Another World aged ten, she landed her big break two years later in Disney film The Parent Trap.
Roles in teen comedy films followed — Disney hit Freaky Friday in 2003, alongside
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay reprise their roles in Freakier Friday
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By now she seemed unstoppable — and in 2004 a dabble in music saw her single Rumors reach No6 in the UK. But in her early twenties, her private life and partying became more notable than her acting.
She became a fixture in LA's nightclubs and made headlines for all the wrong reasons, including showbiz feuds and a stormy love life.
She had failed flings with US rapper Aaron Carter, English singer-songwriter Samantha Ronson and Brit rugby hunk
In 2007 she was sent to rehab after a conviction for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine. There were multiple further arrests over the next four years for violation of probation orders and other offences — plus several stints in rehab.
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But then, in a bid to finally clean up her act for good, Lindsay left behind her old haunts to move to the Middle East. She said: 'I get the privacy, I get the peace, the space. I don't have to worry — I feel safe.'
She has also rebuilt her career with a series of films for Netflix including two festive hits — 2022 romance Falling For Christmas, and last year's Our Little Secret and comedy Irish Wish.
Jamie and I have remained in close contact over the past two decades. She's a very important person in my life.
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Last year she also had a cameo in a remake of Mean Girls, and she has been welcomed back to Disney, reprising her role opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in Freakier Friday, a sequel to Freaky Friday that hits UK cinemas next week.
Lindsay said: 'Jamie and I have remained in close contact over the past two decades. She's a very important person in my life.
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'Working with her again felt like it was yesterday.'
But despite her career revival, she puts her son first when she is working.
She said: 'Time manage-ment is a big part of it, like the timing of when they're going to shoot the film and how it's going to work out for my son.
'That's a big deal because he comes first in my life.'
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She also hopes to revive her music career — and hints at a new release soon.
Lindsay said: 'I love making music, it's just the time has to be right. I have to have a certain amount of downtime to discover what story I want to tell through my music again.'
But unlike her old self she is in no hurry to impress.
She said: 'There's no need to rush. Because my life was so busy then, I never took the time to pause.'
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