Sex and the City inspired Lindsay's love life

Lindsay Lohan says Sex and the City inspired her to date a slew of men.

The 20-year-old actress insists the hit show - which focused on the love lives of four single New York women - taught her to avoid settling down and instead see lots of different people.

Lindsay - who has been linked to several different famous men in recent months, including Paris Hilton's ex Stavros Niarchos - told Elle magazine: "My mum is going to kill me for speaking about sleeping with people. But I don't want to put myself in the position where I'm in a monogamous relationship right now. I'm not dating just one person. Sex and the City changed everything for me because those girls would sleep with so many people."

Although she is happy to live her life partying the Mean Girls actress has issued a stark warning to younger sister Ali - who is about to embark on her own Hollywood career.

She said: "Ali needs to stay away from boys and watch who she associates with publicly, especially if someone has a certain reputation."

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