Lindsay Lohan "found solace" when she turned 30

She said: "When I turned 30 I always aspired for this, I always said when I turn 30 that will be the defining moment of what I want to do. I found a lot of solace I reached inside and what my intentions were in the world. Taking control of my life."

And the 'Freaky Friday' star - who began her acting career at the age of 10 when she appeared on soap opera 'Another World' - says she believes living in Los Angeles as a teenager contributed to her troubled past as she "surrounded" herself with "the wrong people".

When asked if she thinks Los Angeles was the problem, she said: "I think so (LA the problem). It moves so fast there, it's easier to surround yourself with any person than it is to be alone.

"I don't think it was ever turning to anything, it (drink) was very accessible when I was 16, 17, 18, 19. I had been working so much and surrounded myself with the wrong people going out drinking was the wrong thing to do. I didn't listen to anyone."

Lindsay is tired of people "harping on" about the difficulties of growing up in the public eye, but believes Instagram and Twitter actually help child stars as it means they aren't left to their "own devices".

Speaking on breakfast television programme 'Good Morning Britain', she said: "People really like to harp on the past, that was over 10 years ago.

"I think also at the time when I was being hounded by paparazzi it was the beginning of this era. We didn't have Instagram or Twitter, it was the beginning of a phenomenon and I was left to my own devices which isn't great when you're young."