Olivia Wong/Getty Lindsay Lohan has been living in Dubai since 2015 The actress first posted a photo with her now-husband, Bader Shammas, there TheFreakier Fridaystar enjoys the "privacy" of the city Freakier FridaystarLindsay Lohanhas left Hollywood behind for Dubai. TheMean Girlsstar was born in New York City, and over the years, she would also call Los Angeles andLondonhome. She even spent some time in Mykonos, Greece, opening her ownbeach club(which was chronicled on the MTV docuseriesLindsay Lohan's Beach Club). However, since 2015,The Parent Trapactress has been settled in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates might be far away from the Hollywood spotlight, but Lohan's day-to-day is filled with the "same thingsthat any normal mom would do in their daily life. Or you would do in L.A.," as she toldFlauntin November 2024. "The only difference is the time zone shift," she said. "There's a big disconnect between when work starts for me and other places. I can do my work calls with New York at like three or four ... and then L.A. picks up later." So why did theFreakier Fridaystar leave the U.S., and does she have any plans on moving back? Here's what to know about Lindsay Lohan's life in Dubai. David M. Benett/Getty for LOVE x Balmain Lohan moved to Dubai in 2015. Before that, she had been living in London, as she toldAllurein June 2023. "I guess you would say it happened organically," she told the publication. "Dubai gives me that space to have my own vision of what I need to do next." Since relocating to Dubai, Lohan has gotten married and started a family. In 2022, she married financier Bader Shammas, who is based in the city. They welcomed a son, Luai, in July 2023. Jamie McCarthy/Getty TheParent Trapalum has said that being a constant target of the paparazzi prompted her move to Dubai. In a July 2025 episode ofLive with Kelly and Mark, Lohan said she feels "very safe" in Dubai. When Kelly Ripa asked Lohan if the paparazzi has a presence there, the actress responded, "No, it'snot legal." "You can't take a picture of someone else if you're in a restaurant," she explained. "You have to ask the person, which is a big difference from here. Privacy is key." Amy Sussman/Getty Like Lohan, Shammas is based in Dubai. The two met at a restaurant there, as the actress revealed toAllure. According to Lohan, after talking for hours that night, she told Shammas, "I feel like you're the person I'm going to be with forever." The two have been married since 2022. Lindsay Lohan/Instagram Lohan enjoys living a private life in Dubai. In a December 2017Entertainment Tonightinterview, theLife Sizeactress said, "I love living in New York, but I do love the serenity and peace that I find living in the Middle East because there are no cameras in Dubai and I can actually focus on what I want to do in life." Lohan explained how she found relief not being "scrutinized every second." "I can have a private life and have a public life, but when I choose to. I think that's really important," she added. Jamie McCarthy/Getty for Disney Lohan has not spoken about moving back to the U.S., but in a May 2025 interview withChloe FinemanforElle, she revealed that she spent "less than half" of 2024 in Dubai. "I want to spend more time there. It is nice to have a balance. But my husband and I are always like, 'Okay, we have until he's 5,' " she said, referring to her son. When Fineman followed up by asking, "And then?" Lohan responded, "We have to figure out where he's going to go to school. That's the main thing." Read the original article onPeople
