Real reason Lindsay Lohan fled Hollywood
Lindsay Lohan is loving her 'normal' life in Dubai.
The actress revealed that stricter law regarding privacy is the primary reason she's chosen to live in Dubai, where she's experiencing a far different life than her days of being a tabloid fixture in Hollywood.
'It's just far away from Hollywood, and I live a very normal life,' Lohan said during her recent appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, per Page Six.
'There's no worry of, like, I can't go eat at this place 'cause someone's gonna take a picture of my son,' she continued. 'And it's just, I feel very safe.'
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan co-star in the Freaky Friday sequel, Freakier Friday. Picture:for SiriusXM
When host Kelly Ripa asked if there were photographers there, Lohan shocked her when she shared how strict the city is when it comes to taking pictures.
'No, it's not legal,' Lohan responded. 'You can't even take a picture of someone else if you're at a restaurant. You have to ask the person, which is a big difference from here.'
'What? That's incredible!' Ripa interjected with her mouth open in shock.
Lohan stressed, 'Yeah, privacy is key.'
Lohan, seen here in NYC this month, lives in Dubai now. Picture: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
The 39-year-old actress has been living in Dubai since 2014. She married her husband, financier Bader Shammas, in 2022. They welcomed their 2-year-old son, Luai, in 2023.
Lohan has had a complicated relationship with being in the spotlight.
'I could do 99 things right and one thing wrong, but it's that one thing that will be focused on,' she told Paper magazine in 2018.
'Behind the scenes, I do what I can to be the best version of me, which never gets mentioned,' she continued. 'I am also human. I make mistakes. That's all that seems to get reported.'
She is married to financier Bader Shammas. Picture: Instagram
Lohan is currently promoting her new movie Freakier Friday, the highly anticipated sequel to 2003's Freaky Friday.
She reunited with Jamie Lee Curtis for the film — out August 8. Lohan recently told Page Six the game-changing advice she received from Curtis over 20 years ago.
'She said, 'How you show up on set is how the whole crew feels. You control the energy that goes on set, so always bring your best self,'' Lohan revealed.
'It's very full circle for me,' she also shared about returning for the sequel. 'And it was just a really exciting day when we were first there, all together.'
This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.
Originally published as Real reason Lindsay Lohan fled Hollywood
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