Mean Girls cast now – drug abuse, arrests, co-star flings and sexuality secret

American teen comedy Mean Girls has been classified as the ultimate cult classic amongst movie lovers worldwide since it was first released in 2004 and shot its cast to superstardom.

And while the stars involved largely enjoyed success after the Hollywood flick, their lives have seen some trauma too.

The film – which coined popular phrases such as “on Wednesdays, we wear pink” and “is butter a carb?” – quickly became a box office sensation raking in $129million globally on a ‎$17million budget.

Based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes, the film portrayed high school social cliques, school bullying, and the damaging effects it can have on young girls.

Directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey, the iconic high-school-themed movie helped catapult the careers of actress Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams.

Now as Regina George star Rachel McAdams celebrates her birthday, Daily Star has taken a look at where the cast of Mean Girls is now.

Rachel McAdams as Regina George

Canadian actress Rachel McAdams played the ultimate bad girl in the box office hit as she took on the role of blonde bombshell Regina George.

Her character is one that is rarely ever forgotten and has been described as legendary amongst fans.

Following her success from the high school flick, actress Rachel landed another iconic film role opposite Ryan Gosling in The Notebook in 2004.

The star continued to appear in major films such as Wedding Crashers, The Vow, Game Night and Doctor Strange.

She also appeared in the second season of HBO’s True Detective in 2015 and scored her first Oscar nomination in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress for the film Spotlight.

In 2018, Rachel welcomed her first child with her screenwriter boyfriend Jamie Linden in 2018. She also welcomed a second child with her partner in 2021.

Before she found love with her current partner Jamie, Rachel dated her previous co-stars Ryan Gosling and Midnight in Paris co-star Martin Sheen.

Talking to ABC News about her past flings, she said: “A set may seem like a good place for romance, but I don’t think it’s very conducive; it’s too distracting.

“Every relationship I’ve had with a coworker has come after the fact, because you wind up actually spending a lot of time with those people promoting the movie.”

Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron

Actress Lindsay Lohan stole fans’ hearts when she played iconic protagonist Cady Heron.

However, Lindsay was no stranger to the limelight as she was already an established child star who appeared in popular films like Parent Trap and Freaky Friday.

But during her twenties, the former child star’s life took a rather dramatic turn and the once golden girl of Hollywood became one that many of her fans failed to recognise.

The actress became a tabloid magnet due to her constant partying, substance abuse issues, family drama and romantic relationships.

In May 2007, Lindsay got a charge of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after she lost control of her car in a booze-fuelled crash while in Beverly Hills.

But this incident became one of many as she had a string of arrests since that time.

In February 2011, CNN reported that the actress was arrested once again and charged with felony grand theft after she allegedly stole a necklace from a California jewellery store a month before.

The star pleaded no contest to a lesser charge and was sentenced to 120 days in jail.

The following year, Lindsay was arrested on assault charges at a Chelsea nightclub.

After her numerous arrests and jail sentences, Lindsay spent time in rehab where she tried to change her life around and get her career back on track.

Eventually, she quietly started releasing new music and appeared in a video-on-demand movie called Among The Shadows in 2019.

She is also set to make her acting return in a yet-to-be-titled Christmas romantic comedy for Netflix, which was announced in May 2021.

A list reportedly belonging to Lindsay leaked in 2014, which claimed to document her famous conquests.

There were a number of famous faces on the list, including the likes of The Wanted hunk Max George, who previously admitted they had a short fling.

Tina Fey as Ms Norbury

Actress Tina Fey played teacher Ms Norbury but she also wrote the film Mean Girls too.

Since her role in Mean Girls, the actress has enjoyed a stellar career

Though she departed from her regular position on Saturday Night Live in May 2004, she created 30 Rock and starred as protagonist Liz Lemon on the series for seven seasons which saw her collect a Primetime Emmy Award for her role.

Tina continued to appear in movies including Baby Mama, Date Night, Sisters and Wine Country.

She then created more projects under her Little Stranger production company such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Busy Tonight.

In September 2021 she made a brief cameo in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building — which stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and former child star Selena Gomez.

Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith

Just like her co-stars, Amanda Seyfried continued acting after Mean Girls and appeared on the acclaimed HBO drama Big Love from 2006 to 2011.

She also had a recurring role on Twin Peaks’ third season in 2017.

Not only this be she also landed parts in highly accredited films such as the Mamma Mia! franchise, Jennifer’s Body, Dear John, Les Misérables and Ted 2.

In 2013, she was nominated alongside the Les Misérables cast for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

She later went on to earn her first Oscar nomination in 2021 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Mank.

The actress now has two children with her husband Seyfried wed Thomas Sadoski.

Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners

Mean Girl Lacey Chabert played Gretchen Wieners in the cult classic.

Following on from her performance in the movie, actress Lacey went on to have a steady acting career.

Lacey has starred in more than 25 Hallmark movies throughout the years, including My Secret Valentine and Christmas in Rome.

She has also dabbled in voice acting and has voiced characters on Justice League Action, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny and Transformers: Rescue Bots.

Lacey was also the original voice of Meg on Family Guy, with her voice appearing in the first season before Mila Kunis took over the role.

In 2013, the American actress wed her partner David Nehdar and the pair welcomed a daughter, Julia, in 2016.

She has a number of famous fans, including Dr Phil who has said he’s seen all of her Hallmark Christmas Movies.

Jonathan Bennett as Aaron Samuels

Actor Jonathan Bennett played heartthrob Aaron Samuels in the iconic teen flick.

But since then he has appeared in movies like The Haunting of Sharon Tate and Do Over, and TV shows such as Awkward and Hit the Floor.

The star also appeared on reality shows Dancing with the Stars in 2014 and has hosted the Food Network’s Cake Wars from 2015 to 2017.

The star remained booked and busy and in 2019, he competed on Celebrity Big Brother and began cohosting Fetch Me a Date with Dorothy Wang on Facebook Watch.

While Jonathan played the male romantic interest in the film, he’s actually gay in real life – and he and co-star Daniel Franzese, who plays the iconic Damian, came out to each other on-set.

Daniel previously told Gay Star News: “We both were sharing in our little private misery of having to be in the closet. We definitely confided in each other.”

In November 2020, Bennett announced his engagement to boyfriend Jaymes Vaughn after dating for four years.

Lizzy Caplan as Janis Ian

Mean Girls star Lizzy Caplan played outcast Janis Ian and will always be remembered for her unforgettable speech in the movie.

After the film’s success, Lizzy found work in the television world and landed roles on True Blood, The Class, New Girl and Party Down.

But one of her biggest television roles came when she played the character Virginia Johnson on Masters of Sex from 2013 to 2016.

In addition to her television roles, she has starred in several films including Cloverfield, Now You See Me 2, Allied and The Interview.

Away from her on-screen appearances, the actress dated Matthew Perry from 2006 to 2012 and went on to marry actor British actor Tom Riley in 2017.

Throughout her career, Lizzy has been nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award as well as numerous others, but sadly hasn’t took home the win.

Tim Meadows as Mr Duvall

Actor Tim Meadows had a small yet impactful role playing the role of Principal Mr Duvall.

Since Mean Girls, the actor has also had a steady career starring in films such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story to Semi-Pro to Grown Ups 2.

He has also had memorable appearances on TV shows like Schooled, The Goldbergs, Son of Zorn and Marry Me. As well as his screen acting roles, he has also voiced characters on Bob’s Burgers and BoJack Horseman.

Meadows shares two sons, Isaiah and Julian, with his ex-wife, Michelle Taylor.

Michelle and Tim filed for divorce a year after Mean Girls was released in 2005.

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