Lindsay Lohan and Ed Speleers appear together as the leads in Netflix’s Irish Wish, and their characters’ clear romantic chemistry is what every romantic comedy needs.
But in 2010, the Mean Girls star, 37, and the Downton Abbey actor, 35, became romantically involved after allegedly attending a house party in Fulham together, according to The Mail On Sunday.
Representatives for Lindsay, who is married to financier Bader Shammas, have told MailOnline there is “no truth to this and it is 100 per cent a lie”.
A source told the newspaper in 2010 that Ed, now a father of two and husband to costume designer Asia Macey, “introduced Lindsay to all his friends.”
“He told them that she is trying to make it as an actress here because her acting career has stalled in the United States,” added the source, who claimed that the Parent Trap star got along well with Ed’s friends during their stay in London. .
Irish Wish features Lindsay Lohan as Maddie Kelly (pictured right) and Ed Speleers as James Thomas (pictured left)
Lindsay plays Maddie Kelly and Ed plays James Thomas in the romantic comedy Irish Wish.
The film is set at a wedding in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland and tells the story of when the love of Maddie’s life becomes engaged to her best friend.
But not wanting the one who escaped to pass him by, the meek character summons the courage to change the course of his life.
She wishes that, instead of her friend marrying her ideal man, she would be the bride, and her dream comes true.
But Maddie’s attention is soon caught by charming photographer James, who has been tasked with taking some photos of Maddie against “idyllic Irish backgrounds.”
In the trailer, released today, Maddie (Lindsay) heads to Ireland for the wedding of a “friend” she’s secretly in love with.
“I can’t help but think things would be different if I had told Paul how I felt,” she told her mother, Rosemary, played by 73-year-old Jane Seymour.
“You have to start speaking for yourself,” her mother insists. “It’s too late,” Maddie replied.
But as she sits quietly in a picturesque garden, the lady in love makes her heart’s desire known. “I’d like to marry Paul Kennedy,” she whispers.
The Mean Girls star (pictured right in 2010), 37, and the Downton Abbey actor (pictured left in 2008), 35, were romantically linked in 2010 after reportedly attending together to a house party in Fulham, according to The Mail On Sunday.
The film is set at a wedding in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland and tells the story of when the love of Maddie’s life becomes engaged to her best friend.
But not wanting the one who escaped to pass him by, the meek character summons the courage to change the course of his life.
When she wakes up the next morning, everything has changed and, to her surprise, she is now the bride-to-be.
During wedding preparations, Maddie works with photographer James and the videographer is surprised when Paul, played by Alexander Vlahos, wants to use the nuptials for “a good wedding but also a PR event” to boost his sales numbers.
As she begins to learn more about her relationship with Paul, including how he “got down on one knee and proposed to her,” Maddie, who works as a marketing executive for Paul, realizes that marrying her boss might not be what she needs. . the best for her.
As they explore the countryside in search of funds for the proposed photo shoot, Maddie spends more time with the photographer than with her fiancé.
At the same time, he notices a spark between Paul and the woman he was supposed to marry in the original timeline.
As Maddie explores the countryside with photographer James, played by Ed Speleers, she spends more time with him than with her fiancé.
The project also gave the actress the opportunity to show how adept she is at physical comedy as her character finds herself in more than one awkward situation.
Irish Wish, which airs on March 15, was filmed in September and October 2022 at various locations in Ireland.
The official synopsis for Irish Wish reads: “When the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at her wedding in Ireland.
‘Days before the couple are to marry, Maddie spontaneously makes a wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be.
“When her dream seems to come true, Maddie soon realizes that her true soulmate is someone else.”