Lindsay Lohan has revealed the “real” reason she left Hollywood, before returning to acting.
The 37-year-old is best known for starring in films such as Mean Girls, The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday.
The Mean Girls star left Hollywood and moved to London, before finally settling in Dubai, and has now given an interview detailing life in the public eye and her recent to take a break from acting.
In her interview with Bustle, she said: “I feel like some of [my work] got overshadowed by paparazzi and all that kind of stuff when I was younger, and that’s kind of annoying.”
“I wish that part didn’t happen.”
She continued: “I feel like that kind of took on a life of its own. So that’s why I wanted to disappear. I was like, ‘Unless there’s no story here, they’re not going to focus on just my work.'”
Reflecting on the paparazzi coverage she was subjected to throughout her career, she said: “Social media is so different now than when I was younger, that everyone has control of their own story.”
“I don’t really pay attention to that. I don’t really read stuff that comes out either. ‘Cause I know how it works, so there’s no point. And if you immerse yourself in that stuff, you’re just going to get lost, and it can just do so much to you.”
Lindsay is currently starring in Netflix’s upcoming romcom Irish Wish that will hit the streaming service on March 15.
Lindsay plays book editor Maddie Kelly in the film, who is forced to put her feelings aside when the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend.
The film’s synopsis reads: “Maddie agrees to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland but just before the big day, she makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be.
“But as her dream gets closer to coming true, she realises that her real soulmate is someone else entirely.”
The film’s cast also includes Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Jane Seymour, Elizabeth Tan, Ayesha Curry, plus Lindsay’s younger brother Dakota Lohan.
Lindsay shot to fame when she was just 11-years-old, thanks to her role in the 1998 film The Parent Trap.
However, she’s best known for playing Cady Heron in the 2004 cult classic film, Mean Girls.
In the early 2010s, the actress took a step back from the spotlight and later moved abroad to open a beach club in Greece – which she documented in an MTV reality show.
But in 2019, Lindsay announced her plan to return to acting during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special, as she shared her desire to “get back the life that I worked so hard for”.
Aside from Irish Wish, Lindsay also filmed a festive rom-com for Netflix called Falling for Christmas, which was released in November 2022.
The 37-year-old also makes a brief cameo in the new Mean Girls movie.
