Jamie Lee Curtis has been a 'mother figure' to Freakier Friday co-star Lindsay Lohan throughout her life
The two actresses starred together in 2003 comedy film Freaky Friday, the plot of which sees Lindsay's character Anna Coleman swap bodies with her mother Tess Coleman, played by Curtis, 66,
The pair have reprised their roles for Disney sequel Freakier Friday, but for more than two decades Lindsay says they have maintained a "true friendship" which is a rare thing in Hollywood.
Speaking to Italian publication IO Donna, Lindsay said of Jamie: "We are great friends. She's always been a mother figure, even off-set.
"We laugh a lot together. She called me when I was pregnant, and from there we started talking about the sequel.
"Ours is a true friendship, which is rare sometimes in Hollywood."
Lindsay has a two-year-old son Luai with her husband, financier Bader Shammas and she admits motherhood has had a major impact on her life and helped her play Anna as an adult woman with her own family in Freakier Friday.
She said: "Motherhood opened up a new world for me, full of emotions and responsibilities. It allowed me to portray Anna Coleman in a deeper and more empathetic light: she's a woman trying to do everything to the best of her ability, like millions of other women, torn between home and work."
However, Lohan, 39, did not bring Luai on set because she thinks it's important to keep work and family life separate.
She shared: "I try to keep family and work separate. The biggest challenge for a mother is managing time. I try to be there as much as possible: in the morning before filming, and in the evening when I get back. When I'm not working, I'm simply a mother. My son, for now, stays out of the spotlight."
Despite the tribulations she went through as she transitioned from being a child actress to an adult, such as spells in rehab and legal issues, Lohan would not try and stop him from following in her acting footsteps.
She said: "He'll do what he wants, and I'll always support him. In the meantime... he needs to finish his plate of vegetables."
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