Lindsay Lohan became famous as a child actress in Disney fare in the late ’90s and early ’00s. By her own admission, she pretty much grew up on the Disney lot. One of her first breakout performances was in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. A movie Lindsay starred in when she was all of 11 years old. In the film, she plays identical twins separated at birth, Hal and Ann. Because of the success of The Parent Trap, Lohan went on to star in Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and more Disney films.
Now we’ve learned, via Variety, that while appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, adult Lindsay Lohan revealed that kid Lindsay had some choice words for then-head of Disney Michael Eisner at the Parent Trap premiere. He joked with her on the red carpet saying “Where’s your twin?” (Well, we assume he was joking. One never knows.) Lohan’s response? She said “Well you should’ve paid me double, because I don’t have one.” In later years, Lohan’s sassiness to the press became her calling card. But it was on full display here, even as a child.
Lindsay Lohan is back in the Disney fold once more, starring in a sequel to Freaky Friday, called (naturally) Freakier Friday. She’s once again re-teaming with her on-screen mom from that original movie, Jamie Lee Curtis. But will she re-team with herself for a sequel to The Parent Trap as well? When asked that question, she said “I mean if [original The Parent Trap director] Nancy Meyers was a part of that, yeah. I would never say no to Nancy.” Maybe if they do indeed make a legacy sequel, she’ll be sure to ask current Disney head honcho Bob Iger to be paid double for playing twins. It seems only fair.