Lindsay Lohan's son Luai is already 'mocking' her
The Freakier Friday actress, 38, has toddler Luai with her husband Bader Shammas, and her boy has started "mocking" her when she tries to tell him not to do something.
She told E! News: "I have this thing, where I'm like, 'Luai, don't do that.'
"And this morning before I was going to say it, he's like, 'Don't do that, Luai,' and looked at me and I was like, 'Oh my god, he's mocking me.'"
Lindsay still has over a decade to go until she has to deal with the teenage rebellion years like Jamie Lee Curtis' character did in the original Freaky Friday film.
She added: "I'm not in that position with my son yet. He's still a toddler. [But] he runs! Fast, out of the house. He's like, 'Outside!' Gone."
Despite the challenges of parenthood, being a mother has "changed" the Parent Trap star.
Jamie said: "Her priorities have changed. her main priority is her little boy.
"This is a new mom and all of the complications of a new mom. And so the priorities have changed, but the friendship hasn't."
In March 2024, Lindsay reflected on the way her mindset has changed since becoming a mother for the first time.
She explained to E! News at the time: "I want to do things that my son can see. But I also want to do things that inspire me.
"It's a learning process — I'm having a different go at it, figuring out what I want to do and how I want to do it."
Lindsay, Bader and their son live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and while she does return to New York and Los Angeles when she can, being back in LA with her boy makes her "stressed".
She told the US issue of ELLE magazine: "It's hard in Los Angeles. Even taking my son to the park in Los Angeles, I get stressed. I'm like, 'Are there cameras?'
"In New York, there's no worry; no one bothers us. Everyone has their own thing going on.
"There's a different kind of energy in New York. I'd rather have downtime in New York than I would in Los Angeles."
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The screenplay - by seasoned scribe Jordan Weiss (Dollface), from a story devised by her and Eyse Hollander - has its moments but feels like it could have been better. As mentioned, there's a lot going on, much of which doesn't really lead anywhere. A lot of comic possibilities are either overlooked or not exploited to really good effect - there's so much story to get through and so many characters to juggle. The emotional side is also shortchanged. Lohan (who's had her share of ups and downs but is, we can only hope, in a happier state now), Butters and Jacinto are appealing but Hammons and especially Curtis have the best parts and do well with what they're given. Curtis, evidently thick-skinned, seems to be having fun as the vain Lily frequently bemoans the effects of age on her new body and Hammons is able to channel the cool, smart grandmother (it's a pity more wasn't done with this). 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But, as before, there's something that has to occur before everyone can return to their own bodies. And the switching doesn't make things easier. There's a lot of fan service here. Among the several reappearances from the first film: Chad Michael Murray is shoehorned in as Anna's ex, Jake, with the tease that she might return to him; Mark Harmon is pleasant as Tess's husband Ryan (but has little to do); and skilled character actor Stephen Tobolowsky once again plays goofy teacher Elton Bates. It's quite impressive that so many actors were reassembled all these years later but the film does feel overstuffed as a result. And it also feels underwritten. The screenplay - by seasoned scribe Jordan Weiss (Dollface), from a story devised by her and Eyse Hollander - has its moments but feels like it could have been better. As mentioned, there's a lot going on, much of which doesn't really lead anywhere. A lot of comic possibilities are either overlooked or not exploited to really good effect - there's so much story to get through and so many characters to juggle. The emotional side is also shortchanged. Lohan (who's had her share of ups and downs but is, we can only hope, in a happier state now), Butters and Jacinto are appealing but Hammons and especially Curtis have the best parts and do well with what they're given. Curtis, evidently thick-skinned, seems to be having fun as the vain Lily frequently bemoans the effects of age on her new body and Hammons is able to channel the cool, smart grandmother (it's a pity more wasn't done with this). Director Nisha Ganatra (Late Night) keeps things moving and the film is pleasant but not memorable. Fans of the original might think it was worth the wait more than I did.
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a day ago
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