She's suffered a very chequered past.

But, while some would avoid discussing their low-points, Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan faced them head-on, this week.

The flame-haired beauty, 31, was a special guest on The Wendy Williams Show, where she discussed everything from substance misuse to family dysfunction.

Cutting a stylish figure on the NYC-based show, the Mean Girls actress was clearly on good form.

Having flown-in from Dubai, she was joined by her parents who were in the audience with Lindsay's 94-year-old grandmother.

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Referencing their newly-repaired relationship, she said: "We all go through ups and downs.

"Back then the pressure was on for me and I didn't really know how to have a private life, but I would never blame them for anything I did.

"I have a great relationship with them now, so it’s nice...it’s much simpler that way."

Talking about her old partying days, she admitted to making some big mistakes.

"I don't recommend drinking and driving, ever. Not even one," she quipped to rapturous applause.

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Then, when asked about an old photograph which showed her feet covered in white powder, she said: "It was baby powder!"

"When women have tight-fit shoes they often use it to make them more comfortable. But, seriously, if it were anything else, why would I put it in my shoes?"

Further explaining her party-hard years, she added: "I was living in LA and I'd been working solidly for years - doing 20 films straight.

"I never went to college and had that experience, so I went to lots of clubs. Unfortunately, I didn't realise there'd be cameras everywhere.

"I was surrounded by fairweather friends then, too, but I no longer speak to any of those people. I'm closest with my family now."

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When asked if she was "sexually fluid" because of her same-sex relationship with Samantha Ronson, she giggled.

"I did [like girls] once, yes, but I was living in LA at the time," she laughed. "I definitely like men".

However, there's nobody on the scene for her. "I'm having a break from relationships at the moment," she confessed.

"Not forever, but just for now."