Lindsay Lohan Reflects on Her Meaningful Friendship With Amanda Seyfried

Lindsay Lohan is reflecting on the close friendship she shares with Amanda Seyfried, a bond that began when they starred together in the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls and has remained strong more than 20 years later. In a new GQ profile of Seyfried, Lohan said their connection has lasted because of “genuine trust and respect” and described the relationship as a meaningful friendship that grew from a shared experience. She said Seyfried is someone she can depend on and speak with about life, motherhood and family, adding that the consistency of their bond is something she deeply values.

Seyfried also spoke warmly about Lohan while noting the very different pressures the two young actresses faced as their careers grew. She said she feels protective of Lohan and criticized the harsh public treatment and media scrutiny that followed her in the 2000s. Seyfried said the criticism directed at Lohan was “ugly” and explained that she would not want to be famous in a way that invites that kind of attention. She added that, although they were nearly the same age, the spotlight was overwhelmingly on Lohan at the time, regardless of what she did.

The interview also touched on Seyfried’s own early adulthood. She described her 20s as “ridiculous” and recalled some of the chaotic experiences she had during that period, while acknowledging that her life was never examined as intensely as Lohan’s. Her comments highlighted the uneven burden of fame for young women in Hollywood during the 2000s, especially for stars who became tabloid targets at an early age.

Lohan and Seyfried previously discussed their friendship in a 2022 joint interview with Interview Magazine, where Seyfried said they are connected by shared memories and experiences that outsiders cannot fully understand. Lohan said it is fun to have memories that they cannot share with anyone else, underscoring the private history that helps sustain their relationship.

Lohan has often spoken about the damaging effects of paparazzi attention during her youth. In a late 2025 interview with The Times, she said she never wants her family to go through the same experience of being chased by photographers. She described those moments as terrifying and said she has extreme PTSD from the invasiveness and fear that came with constant surveillance. Lohan said such treatment was not safe or fair and expressed hope that it never returns.

Their recent comments show how the Mean Girls co-stars have maintained a lasting friendship built on trust, empathy and shared history, even as both have moved into different stages of adulthood and family life.