Lindsay Lohan has chosen the UAE to turn over a new leaf, and she’s starting by switching off social media.
The actress, who has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons in the past, has in recent days erased her presence on Instagram and Twitter and have minimal interactions on Facebook. Her Instagram page currently has no photos and her bio reads: ‘Alaikum salam … Inquiries: scott@lindsaylohan.co.’
The Mean Girls star, who has been a regular visitor to the emirate to catch up with close friend and lifestyle blogger Karen Wazen Bakhazi and make-up artist Joelle Mardinian, has chosen Dubai as her base and taken to educating herself on Middle Eastern culture.
According to media reports, the actress plans to spend this year volunteering at refugee camps in Turkey and set up her own Dubai-based production company.
In a recent interview with the Daily Mail, Lohan said she was "very excited for what the new year holds". Her new management team said the actress is "in a period of renewal".
"We are extremely happy here at team Lohan, thrilled to see everyone's reactions over the next year as we have some big projects lined up," her manager, Scott Carlsen, told the Daily Mail.
Last month prior to her New Year's Eve appearance at Zero Gravity in Dubai, the actress told CNN Abu Dhabi she had fallen in love with the region.
“I’ve met amazing women [here] that are really strong and have taught me a lot … I don’t think people realise how accepted it is for a woman to be a strong woman in the UAE. It is a very appreciated thing,” Lohan said.
The actress was also rumoured to have converted to Islam after she was photographed carrying a Quran, which she said was given to her by a close friend.
She told The Sun newspaper last year she was very spiritual and was open to learning as a way to satisfy her intellectual curiosity.
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