Lindsay Lohan ‘in shock’ when asked to remove headscarf at Heathrow
Actress Lindsay Lohan claimed today that she was racially profiled when she travelled through Heathrow wearing a headscarf.
Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Lohan explained she was wearing the headscarf after a trip to Turkey, where she visited Syrian refugees as part of her humanitarian work.
She was travelling through Heathrow on her way back to New York when a member of the security staff asked her to remove it.
The American actress, who recently hit the headlines when she urged other Americans to back new President Donald Trump, said: "I was in shock. It was jarring."
She added: "What scared me at that moment was, how would another woman who doesn’t feel comfortable taking off her headscarf feel…that was really interesting to me."
Heathrow has been asked for a comment.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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