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Lindsay Lohan Dishes on Her New Netflix Holiday Movie, 'Our Little Secret,' & More

"I'm really excited for people to see it."

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First, she made her long-awaited comeback with Netflix's charming holiday film, Falling for Christmas. Then, she delivered another memorable performance in the swoon-worthy romance, Irish Wish. And now, the rom-com queen is about to strike again with her newest holiday-themed movie: Our Little Secret. (Of course, I'm talking about Lindsay Lohan—the Y2K icon who introduced me to peanut butter-dipped Oreos.)

I had the pleasure of speaking with the 37-year-old star about her upcoming comedy, her desire to explore different movie genres and her new partnership with Pure Leaf Tea.

In case you're unfamiliar with the plot for Our Little Secret, directed by Stephen Herek, it revolves around two exes who are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof when they learn that their current partners are siblings. According to Lohan, it's more grounded and relatable compared to her previous Netflix projects.

She tells me, "I love this movie because Irish Wish is fantastic and was so much fun to film, and it has a magical aspect to it, where I feel like Our Little Secret is a bit more grounded. I love that because my character goes through a very real-life, kind of romantic struggle where she revisits someone from her past that she had a relationship with prior, and it's kind of a tug-of-war situation where she doesn't know what to do."

The actress continued, "She's thrown into a family that doesn't really accept her. So, it's that need of wanting acceptance, and is that really the right path for her, and finding herself through the process of it, which I love. I'm really excited for people to see it."

As for her experience behind the scenes, Lohan gushed about how much she enjoyed working with the cast in Atlanta. (FYI, Lohan's co-stars include Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Harding, Jon Rudnitsky, Chris Parnell, Tim Meadows and Dan Bucatinsky.)

She said, "I had a great time filming it. We filmed in Atlanta. The crew and everyone that was a part of the film was just such a joy to work with. They were just so kind, and it was a really wonderful experience. It was really great. So, I hope that shows in the movie."

She added, "Everyone there is just...it becomes like a family there. And I feel lucky to have that."

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Lohan also confirmed that while she's best known for her cozy rom-coms, she's open to exploring different genres. She said, "I definitely want to branch out to other genres, just to stretch my abilities. And, you know, I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't try other roles and other characters and look different in films, [or] ensemble cast roles and working with the directors that I dream to work with. That, I really want to do and start focusing on."

Fortunately for longtime fans (me included), Lohan still intends to revisit her rom-com roots. She explained, "I will never not do romantic comedies, because I know that the people that I've grown up with who watch the movies I make, I want to always continue to have those movies throughout my career. I think it's important to have movies where we can go to the theater, escape, laugh, relate and forget about everything in the outside world for a minute and take a positive message from it when we leave. That's something that's always a part of me, and as an actor, I want to continue to always have that."

Regarding her partnership with Pure Leaf, Lohan said, "I love tea, and I'm big on taking breaks now, especially having a baby. I think it's really important that everyone in general makes time in their schedules to just pause. I was really excited to partner with Pure Leaf, to revitalize the tea break culture. We all deserve time to reset."

Our Little Secret drops on Netflix in November, but in the meantime, I'll happily revisit my favorite Lohan classics.

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