Will Smith congratulates Dubai’s Sheikh Hamdan on twin babies

Sheikh Hamdan shared a picture on his Instagram Stories of two large gift boxes he received from Will Smith. (Instagram)
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Updated 28 May 2021
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Will Smith congratulates Dubai’s Sheikh Hamdan on twin babies

DUBAI: American actor Will Smith has congratulated Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed on the birth of his twins.

The UAE royal announced his joy at the births by sharing a picture of himself holding the newborns on May 21.

On Friday, Sheikh Hamdan shared a picture on his Instagram Stories of two large gift boxes he received from Smith, a blue one tagged “Prince Rashid,” and a pink one tagged “Princess Sheikha.”




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“Thank you,” wrote the Crown Prince.

In another picture, the actor posed alongside his gifts, hinting that the star might currently be in the UAE.

Smith has previously been spotted in the UAE multiple times.




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In 2016, during a trip to promote his superhero flick “Suicide Squad,” Smith revealed that Dubai was one of his favorite cities in the world.

“I feel like Dubai dreams the way I dream,” he said.

“When I landed, I was like, that’s how I would build the city if I were building a city. The emirate really flows with who I am,” Smith has previously shared. “I love the energy of progress here. It’s the way the people and the royal family, how they have the design and the ideas. Everything wants to be the best and I love that energy.”


Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai

Updated 17 January 2026
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Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai

DUBAI: Dubai-based Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was spotted in the city this week alongside her husband, Kuwaiti financier Bader Shammas, as the couple stepped out in coordinated black looks.

Lohan was wearing a sleek black long-sleeved mini dress with a high neckline and softly draped silhouette, featuring gathered ruching across the skirt with a tie detail at the waist. She paired the look with pointed black heels and kept her accessories minimal, opting for delicate earrings and a statement ring from Italian fine jewelry label Bijouq.

The couple were attending the opening of Japanese restaurant Nobu’s new outpost at One Za’abeel.

Lohan has been based in Dubai for more than 10 years, where she has built a quieter, more private life away from Hollywood.

She married Shammas in 2022, and the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Luai, in 2023.

The actress has since continued to balance family life in the UAE with her acting career, including her recent return to film and television projects.

Lohan most recently starred in “Freakier Friday,” the Disney sequel to “Freaky Friday,” which was released in August 2025 and marked her return to theatrical film acting alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.

It follows another body-swap chaos — this time across generations. Lohan and Lee Curtis return as Anna and Tess, but the story expands to include Anna’s own daughter, creating a multi-generational switch that complicates family dynamics even further.

The film explores motherhood, identity and how perspectives change as roles reverse again.

Lohan is also set to star in and executive-produce the Hulu limited series “Count My Lies,” an adaptation of Sophie Stava’s novel that is currently in development and marks one of her first major television roles.

She will play Violet Lockhart alongside co-lead Shailene Woodley, who stars as Sloane Caraway, a compulsive liar whose small deceptions land her a job as a nanny for the seemingly perfect Lockhart family. Kit Harington has also joined the cast in a leading role.

 

As Sloane becomes increasingly entangled in Violet and her husband Jay’s world, hidden secrets begin to unravel, revealing dangerous truths beneath the family’s polished exterior. The series does not yet have an official release date.