27-05-2025
Lindsay Lohan reveals the real reason for her Netflix comeback
After years away from the Hollywood spotlight, Lindsay Lohan is officially back.
The 38-year-old actress is once again headlining feature films, rekindling nostalgic fan love, and proving she's still got the acting chops (and vocal cords) to rock out onstage in Freakier Friday, the upcoming sequel to her 2003 cult classic.
But according to Lohan, her long-awaited return to screens isn't just a comeback - it's the result of good old-fashioned manifestation.
'I was manifesting it,' Lohan revealed in a conversation with ELLE.
'During COVID, I was like, "I want to work with Netflix." I kept writing it in my journal and saying it.'
Netflix soon offered her a three-picture deal, which kickstarted her return with a string of feel-good rom-coms and reintroduced her to audiences who had grown up watching her on screen.
But it wasn't just about getting back in front of the camera.
For Lohan, it was about doing it on her own terms.
'I definitely wanted to do my first feature back with Disney,' she said.
And that wish came true, too, with Freakier Friday, which not only marks her Disney return but reunites her with Jamie Lee Curtis and the rest of the beloved Pink Slip band.
'It felt really special,' she said of stepping back onto the Disney lot.
'Because I was 10 when I auditioned for The Parent Trap. Now I'm 38.
'And to be back there at this time and have a full life and be able to share it with my husband and my son, it definitely feels unique.'
The film, out August 8, is set to be a love letter to California - with scenes shot in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades - as well as to the fans who have championed Lohan throughout her journey.
'There's not a lot bringing me to the movie theaters personally right now,' she admitted.
'[Freakier Friday] is a feel-good movie, which is what I want to give people.'
The actress also opened up about how becoming a mother shifted her priorities and inspired her to reclaim joy through her work.
'I feel like we live in a different world now, where women make it such a point, especially in motherhood, to make time for ourselves,' she said.
'We make it important.'
That philosophy carries into her everyday routine, which Lohan describes as grounded and calm.
'Waking up, writing in my journal, sipping my green tea, breakfast with my son.
'And then Pilates, making sure I go.'
It's a far cry from the tabloid chaos of her early twenties.
These days, Lohan splits her time between Dubai and Los Angeles, enjoying a quieter life out of the paparazzi's lens.
'Even taking my son to the park in L.A., I get stressed,' she admitted.
'In New York, there's no worry.'
But she's not planning to stay in one lane.
While the Netflix rom-coms offered a soft reentry, she's now looking ahead to more dynamic projects - including her first-ever TV drama role in the upcoming Hulu adaptation of Count My Lies.
'I can't do movies like these forever,' she said of the lighthearted fare.
'With Netflix, I was like, "Okay, now we need to be thinking about other stuff."'
Still, no matter how serious or silly the role, Lohan's guiding principle is simple: joy.
'I always want to make movies like that - things that make people happy and bring people together,' she said.
'To escape and find something that they can take into their own life and realize everything's going to be okay.'
