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Lindsay Lohan’s behind-the-scenes selfie sparked a viral reunion with her Parent Trap nemesis. Shot on the Freakier Friday set, the photo features Elaine Hendrix (aka Meredith Blake) in a cameo that connects two generations of Disney fans

The Photo That Broke the Internet

On August 8, Lohan posted a behind-the-scenes photo dump from the set of Freakier Friday, the sequel to her 2003 body-swap hit. But one image stood out: a smiling selfie with Elaine Hendrix, who played the iconic Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap remake. Hendrix, now 54, styled her blonde hair in a sleek updo and wore a crisp white button-down. Lohan, 39, paired beachy waves with a graphic tee and blazer. She looked effortlessly cool and unmistakably grown.

Fans flooded the comments with reactions like “MEREDITH BLAKE?!” and “My inner child scrumpt,” echoing the collective gasp of a generation raised on sabotage-by-lizard and sugar-water mosquito repellent.

The Meredith Blake Cameo Fans Didn’t See Coming

In The Parent Trap, Hendrix played the glamorous fiancée to Dennis Quaid’s Nick Parker. The role earned her both scorn and cult admiration. Now, she returns in Freakier Friday as Blake Kale, a fashion-savvy colleague assisting with a pop star’s album shoot. The cameo is a clever wink to fans who remember Meredith’s infamous line: “OK, puss, you listen and you listen good.

Lohan confirmed the casting was spontaneous. “We were like, ‘Should we have Elaine do a little cameo?’ And we were like, ‘Yeah, why not?’” she told USA Today. The result? A scene that feels like a time capsule cracked open.

A Sequel That Actually Delivers

Freakier Friday expands the body-swap formula. Lohan’s character Anna is now a mom managing a rising pop artist, while Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Tess. Thanks to a meddling fortune teller, the generational chaos multiplies, with Anna’s daughter Harper and her school nemesis Lily joining the swap. The film adds fresh faces like Julia Butters and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, but it’s the legacy casting that gives it heart.

The chaos multiplies, but the casting keeps it calibrated.

For longtime fans, seeing Hendrix, Lohan, and Lisa Ann Walter (Chessy from Parent Trap) together on the red carpet was a moment of cinematic symmetry. Hendrix even shared her excitement on Instagram, calling the premiere “a dream come true.”

Meredith Blake’s Second Act

This is a reunion and a resurrection. Freakier Friday proves that when casting honors nostalgia without pandering, magic happens. They didn’t rehash history. They rewrote it. And for fans who grew up quoting every line, this selfie is more than a throwback. It’s a reminder that some stories deserve a second switch.

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