Kelly Ripa was shocked when Lindsay Lohan revealed the reason she left Hollywood to live in Dubai.

Kelly Ripa was shocked when Lindsay Lohan revealed the reason she left Hollywood to live in Dubai.

Lindsay Lohan is enjoying her “normal” life in Dubai.

The actress shared that the strict privacy laws in Dubai are the main reason she has chosen to live there, seeking a lifestyle far removed from her days as a Hollywood tabloid staple.

“It’s just far away from Hollywood, and I live a very normal life,” Lohan mentioned during her recent appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark.”

“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.”

Lindsay Lohan said strict privacy laws in Dubai is a big factor in why she lives there instead of Hollywood. GC Images
The actress has been living in Dubai since 2014. She married her husband, financier Bader Shammas, in 2022. Instagram/@lindsaylohan

When host Kelly Ripa asked if there were photographers there, Lohan shocked her with her response about how strict the city is with regards to taking pictures.

“No, it’s not legal,” Lohan explained. “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 exclaimed with her mouth open in shock.

Lohan emphasized, “Yeah, privacy is key.”

“Privacy is key,” Lohan said during her recent appearance on “Live with Kelly and Mark.” Luis Yllanes / SplashNews.com
Lohan told a shocked Ripa that she doesn’t worry about paparazzi in Dubai because it’s illegal to take pictures without the subject’s permission. ASPN / BACKGRID

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.”

Lohan and Shammas welcomed their son, Luai, in 2023. ASPN / BACKGRID
Lohan’s new film “Freakier Friday” is out August 8. FilmMagic

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.”