Actor Jonathan Bennett tells Fox News Digital he’s excited about his ‘Mean Girls’ co-star Lindsay Lohan’s return to acting and discusses co-hosting ChristmasCon with Lacey Chabert. "Mean Girls" star Amanda Seyfried has happily stepped away from life in Los Angeles and New York City. The 38-year-old recently spoke with Forbes about her life in upstate New York.

"I moved upstate long before I had a family. Staying here was the best decision for privacy, peace and nature. It offers a more balanced life than the city does," she told the outlet.

She added the decision was "essential for my mental health." AMANDA SEYFRIED ON HOW BECOMING A MOM HAS CHANGED WHICH ACTING ROLES SHE CHOOSES "Mean Girls" star Amanda Seyfried said she left Hollywood years ago for a farm in upstate New York that has been "essential for my mental health." (TheStewartofNY/GC Images) Seyfried has been acting since she was a teen, and explained that having a "peaceful place to call home," has helped her to acclimate "to the faster lifestyle of the city, the high-energy of press events and life on-set.

" The "Drop Out" star shares the farm with her husband, "The Newsroom" star Thomas Sadoski and their two children, a son and a daughter. When it comes to caring for the animals on the property, Seyfried said she’s happily getting her kids involved. "Staying here was the best decision for privacy, peace and nature.

It offers a more balanced life than the city does." Seyfried shares her farm with her husba.